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soxblog.projo.com - 6/21/2009
MRI shows weakness in Matsuzaka's shoulder
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BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka could be headed to the disabled list after an MRI taken Saturday indicated the Red Sox right-hander is suffering from shoulder weakness. Red Sox manager Terry Francona -- who had announced before the game that Matsuzaka would not make his next scheduled start -- ...
mlbdailydish.com - 6/19/2009
MLB Daily Dish - An unofficial Major League Baseball blog
— mlbdailydish.com — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Saturday that he would skip Daisuke Matsuzaka in his next... start. "We have some decisions to make on our rotation," Francona said. "What we decided on going forward is he's not going to make his next start." ... (more) MLB Daily Dish - An unofficial Major League Baseball blog

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boston.com - 6/21/2009
Matsuzaka moved to DL
— boston.com — Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day DL, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said on Sunday,... and he hinted it could take months for the struggling right to recover. "It's not going to be a two-week DL thing," said... (more) Matsuzaka moved to DL

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boston.com - 6/20/2009
Sox take Matsuzaka out of rotation
— boston.com — Daisuke Matsuzaka will miss at least his next start in the rotation and an MRI and other... tests will be performed, Red Sox Manager Terry Francona said Saturday afternoon. "We need to get him looked at physically," said Francona. "He's... (more) Sox take Matsuzaka out of rotation

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Dicey Shoulder
baseballmusings.com — An MRI showed a weakness in Daisuke Matsuzaka’s shoulder: Red Sox manager Terry Francona — who had announced before the game that Matsuzaka would not make his next scheduled start — said Saturday night that the team had nothing official to announce. But he said an MRI exam showed no structural damage, though there was a weakness and “we’re going to have to fix it. It’s going to have to be addressed.” Matsuzaka’s day to pitch would have been Thursday, but that’s also the day John Smoltz is ...

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