Daisuke Matsuzaka will take mound against adoring Japanese fans
Published 3/24/2008 by Howard Ulman, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Daisuke Matsuzaka has traveled the globe pitching in big games -- the Olympics, the World Baseball Classic, the World Series.
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