Red Sox arrive in Japan for MLB season-opening games

 
All Daisuke Matsuzaka and his teammates were interested in was getting a little sleep. The Boston Red Sox arrived in Tokyo early Friday after an 18-hour flight and the resolution of a last-minute dispute that threatened their season-opening trip to Japan. [link]

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Boston Red Sox - Happy landing in Tokyo for exhausted Sox - The Boston Globe

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (left) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport March 21, 2008. The Boston Red Sox flew into Tokyo on Friday, arriving just after midnight. (Reuters Photo)
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