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Daisuke Matsuzaka heads to Florida to begin rehab program

Jul. 3, 2009
Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will be going to Florida on Monday to begin a strengthening program that the Red Sox hope will get him back to the big leagues later this season.
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BOSTON, June 21 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox have placed starter Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder.

Boston puts Matsuzaka on the DL

OAKLAND, Calif., April 15 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox placed right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with "arm fatigue."

Red Sox put Matsuzaka on disabled list

BALTIMORE, May 30 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox Friday placed unbeaten right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list because of a mild rotator cuff strain.
Matsuzaka to start Red Sox game in Japan

Matsuzaka to start Red Sox game in Japan

TAMPA, Fla., March 17 (UPI) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka will be the opening day pitcher of the Boston Red Sox when they begin the 2008 season in his native Japan, the team said Monday.

MLB: Boston 1, San Francisco 0

BOSTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Manny Ramirez homered in the fourth inning and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings Saturday as the Boston Red Sox beat San Francisco, 1-0.

Matsuzaka is AL player of the week

NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka won both his starts last week and was selected the American League player of the week.

MLB: Boston 7, Detroit 1

BOSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched his first complete Major League game and Julio Lugo hit a three-run triple as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-1.

MLB: Toronto 2, Boston 1

TORONTO, April 17 (UPI) -- Gustavo Chacin, pitching 6 2/3 innings, bested Japanese star Daisuke Matsuzaka Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Boston acquires Brendan Donnelly

BOSTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox Friday acquired reliever Brendan Donnelly from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Red Sox sign Japan's Matsuzaka

BOSTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan Thursday signed a six-year, multi-million-dollar contract with the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Herald reported that, with incentives, the 26-year-old Matsuzaka could earn as much as $60 million.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch