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# Daisuke Matsuzaka

(1980)   Baseball Player

 **4** quotes in **22** categories

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Daisuke Matsuzaka is a baseball player.

## Quick Facts About Daisuke Matsuzaka

Born September 13, 1980

Profession Baseball Player

## About Daisuke Matsuzaka

Japanese professional baseball player, Major League Baseball player, baseball critic, baseball commentator... \| Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB. He is currently a baseball color commentator, critic, reporter, and YouTuber. Daisuke is nicknamed "the Monster of the Heisei Era" in Japan and "Dice-K" in

##  Quotes by Daisuke Matsuzaka

> [I have been trained to throw many, many pitches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisuke-matsuzaka/i-have-been-trained-to-throw-many-many-pitches/)

Daisuke Matsuzaka

[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57b/daisuke-matsuzaka-71860_baseball_i-have-been-trained-to-throw-many-many-p_96554.jpg)

> [I'm the type of pitcher that definitely gets stronger and better adjusted to the batters as the season goes on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisuke-matsuzaka/i-m-the-type-of-pitcher-that-definitely-gets-stronger-and-better/)

Daisuke Matsuzaka

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/daisuke-matsuzaka-71860_goes-on_i-m-the-type-of-pitcher-that-definitely_1092756.jpg)

> [I'm very happy and excited to be a member of the Boston Red Sox.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisuke-matsuzaka/i-m-very-happy-and-excited-to-be-a-member-of-the-boston-red-sox/)

Daisuke Matsuzaka

[Boston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/daisuke-matsuzaka-71860_boston_i-m-very-happy-and-excited-to-be-a-membe_1138396.jpg)

> [Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisuke-matsuzaka/looking-at-the-players-that-are-truly-successful-you-see-the/)

Daisuke Matsuzaka

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/daisuke-matsuzaka-71860_careers_looking-at-the-players-that-are-truly-su_2655950.jpg)

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