Saitama Seibu Lions
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The Saitama Seibu Lions are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture,
Yusei Kikuchi
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Kazuo Matsui
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Daisuke Matsuzaka
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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, repo
Saitama Seibu Lions
…when the team received a record ¥6 billion (about $51.11 million) posting fee from the Boston Red Sox for the right to negotiate a contract with Daisuke Matsuzaka. Between 1978 and 2008, the team logo and mascot were based on the adult version of Kimba the White Lion, a classic Japanese anime and manga series by…
Matsuzaka with the New York Mets in 2014
Matsuzaka in 2007 spring training
Matsuzaka pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox, triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox, in 2009