weei.com - 11/25/2008
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Junichi Tazawa seems unlikely to inspire half of New England to spend a day hitting the refresh button on their browsers while tracking the progress of his flight to Boston.
The amateur pitcher from Japan will not inspire the rock-star following that accompanied Daisuke Matsuzaka’s arrival ...
boston.com - 11/25/2008
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boston.com —
Reports coming out of Japan indicate that the
Red Sox are the choice of coveted amateur pitcher...
Junichi Tazawa, a 22-year-old righthander who idolizes Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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Reports: Tazawa will likely choose Sox
sportsagentblog.com - 11/25/2008
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sportsagentblog.com —
The Boston Red Sox, one of the top
clubs when it comes to recruiting overseas talent, appears...
to be at it again. The BoSox have reportedly offered a contract to Japanese right-handed pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who pitched for the Nippon Oil team in Japan’s Industrial League.
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Red Sox Make Offer to Japanese Righty Tazawa
boston.redsox.mlb.com - 11/26/2008
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boston.redsox.mlb.com —
BOSTON -- The Red Sox appear poised to
add to their recent track record of landing Japanese...
pitchers, as right-hander Junichi Tazawa has reportedly decided to join the franchise that already has Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima. According to two ...
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Tazawa set to choose Red Sox | redsox.com: News
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Tazawa set to choose Red Sox —
Major League Baseball News 11/25/2008
The Red Sox appear poised to add to their recent track record of landing Japanese pitchers, as right-hander Junichi Tazawa has reportedly decided to join the franchise that already has Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima.
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