Daisuke Matsuzaka

In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsuzaka.

is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Saitama Seibu Lions . He has played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Seibu Lions ,Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Daisuke Matsuzaka 松坂 大輔
Matsuzaka with the New York Mets in 2014
Saitama Seibu Lions
Pitcher
Born: (1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 7, 1999, for the Seibu Lions
MLB: April 5, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB statistics (through 2018)
Win–loss record	114–64
Earned run average	2.99
Strikeouts	1,408
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	56–43
Earned run average	4.45
Strikeouts	720
Teams
Seibu Lions (1999–2006) Boston Red Sox (2007–2012) New York Mets (2013–2014) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2017) Chunichi Dragons (2018–2019)
Career highlights and awards
NPB Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1999) 3× NPB win leader (1999–2001) 4× NPB strikeout leader (2000–2001, 2003, 2005) 2× NPB ERA leader (2003–2004) Eiji Sawamura Award (2001) 3× NPB Best Nine Award (1999–2001) 7× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1999–2001, 2003–2006) 7× NPB All-Star (1999–2001, 2004–2006, 2018) 2x Japan Series champion (2004, 2017) MLB World Series champion (2007) Japan National Team 2× World Baseball Classic champion (2006, 2009) 2× World Baseball Classic MVP (2006, 2009) 2x All-World Baseball Classic Team (2006, 2009) Other Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (1999)
Medals Men's baseball Competitor for Japan World Baseball Classic Gold 2006 San Diego Team Gold 2009 Los Angeles Team Olympic Games Bronze 2004 Athens Team Asian Baseball Championship Silver 1999 Seoul Team Gold 2003 Sapporo Team

Matsuzaka was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze medalist.

He is the first player to have won both a World Series and a World Baseball Classic.