Daisuke Matsuzaka

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has a torn ACL and will require surgery according to a team Press Release. The team will place him on the 15-DL, but he’ll probably be out for the reminder of the season. – Right handed pitcher Chris Carpenter won’t begin [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Right handed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin his rehab assignment next Monday with the Red Sox’s High-A team at Salem reports Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Matsuzaka’s pitch limit will be about 75 pitches. “Daisuke feels really good,” manager Bobby Valentine said. “He’s ready to [...]

In December 2006, the Boston Red Sox signed right handed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzakato a six-year, $52 million, and lets not forget a $51 million posting fee. After five seasons in the Majors, the “Dice-K” fever is long gone and one is left wondering if he’ll actually be in the Majors after finishing his contract with [...]

Here are some notes regarding some Major League pitchers: – Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka will definitely undergo Tommy John surgery probably next week reports Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Dr. Lewis Yocum will perform the surgery. – Phil Hughes threw about 50 pitches in a simulated inning yesterday according to Marc Carig of the Newark Star [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman played three innings today in an extended Spring Training game reports Steven Miller of MLB.com. Zimmerman has been on the Disabled List since the second week of April. – The Cincinnati Reds are not planning to activate left hander Aroldis [...]

The Red Sox have signed Kevin Millwood to a minor league deal reports Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports. The deal makes sense from a depth standpoint for the Sox as they currently have John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka on the DL. The right-handed starting pitcher opted out of his contract with the Yankees in early May.  [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Josh Hamilton could play in his first rehab game on Wednesday according to the Associated Press (via NBCSports.com). Hamilton returned today to Texas to be re-evaluated by team physician Dr. Keith Meister. He will decide if Hamilton is ready to play Wednesday at Double-A [...]

Here’s a few injury updates for several Major League players from around the league: – Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake is currently hospitalized after undergoing surgery on his left elbow for a staph infection and is expected to be sidelined for six weeks, reports Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Blake underwent a one-hour procedure to [...]

Right handed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is owed just under $20 million through next season and has continued to struggle as of late. In his last seven starts he is 0-4 with a 7.54 ERA and according to Peter Abrahams of the Boston Globe the time has come where the Red Sox should trade the [...]

Boston Red Sox’ players Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa and Itsuki Shoda, raised over $4,600 for Japanese relief efforts at the gates according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. Last week, we learned that the Yankees decided to donate $100,000 to the rescue efforts in Japan. The island nation was struck by the most [...]