On November 22 Daisuke Matsuzaka a free agent professional baseball player more recently with the New York Mets, has signed a four year contract to play in Fukuoka. The superstar pitcher left professional Japanese baseball nine years ago for the majors where he played for the Boston Red Sox and the New Your Mets. In Japan he played for the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He’s now 34 years old. His contract is worth a reported ¥400,000,000 per year for four years. He is originally from Aomori, and his wife is originally from Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
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