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Major League Baseball Sends Relief to Japan

By Susanna BairdMar 16th 2011 – 12:43PM
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Baseball players from Japan are leading a major-league push to send relief to their disaster-ravaged country. After the earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, Japanese players from around Major League Baseball frantically tried to reach family members. Charles Krupa,...

Tazawa to Have Tommy John Surgery

By Jeff FletcherApr 1st 2010 – 12:45AM

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox prospect Junichi Tazawa has been scheduled for Tommy John surgery, confirming what the club feared. Tazawa, who was not expected to break camp with the big-league club, will have surgery on Tuesday. It will be performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmigham, Ala. The Red Sox are expecting a normal...

Stream Team: 25 Days of Marcum

By R.J. WhiteAug 10th 2009 – 1:30PM

Looking to cycle spot-starters each day? Check out the Stream Team, where we tab pitchers that are likely to help you in your quest for fantasy gold.The Stream Team is now up to six wins in nine August starts, posting a sub-1.00 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in the process. Furthermore, we have 10 wins and 120 strikeouts in our...

Red Sox Designate John Smoltz For Assignment, Possibly Ending His Career

By Ed PriceAug 7th 2009 – 5:18PM

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox jersey of John Smoltz, shelled Thursday night by the Yankees, hung in a locker Friday at Yankee Stadium.But Smoltz was not there. He was designated for assignment by the Red Sox, possibly ending his likely Hall of Fame career."He worked extremely hard," Boston general manager Theo Epstein said. "The...

The Dugout: More Of The Same

By B. Thompson StroudJan 11th 2009 – 8:00AM

As former President Andrew Johnson reported earlier this week, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are not, in fact, the same team. I've never thought of them as an autonomous unit, but rather a set of bookends. Between them lies history, science, geography.. all of the important stuff, everything you need to know....

Junichi Tazawa News From the Web

  • 05/27/12 PawSox rally with 7 runs in the 8th Source: FOX - WNAC MyFOX Providence - Providence RI The Pawtucket Red Sox scored 7 runs on 7 hits in the bottom of the eighth inning to turn a 5-1 deficit into an 8-5 lead and, eventually a win at McCoy Stadium.
  • 05/19/12 Matsui takes to field, faces Tazawa Source: The Japan Times Hideki Matsui took to the field for the first time this year on Friday, when he started in left field and also faced right-hander Junichi Tazawa.
  • 05/03/12 Pawtucket Red Sox Live Blog: PawSox Rally Falls Short... Source: NESN The PawSox had plenty of chances on Thursday night, but in the end the offense just couldn't produce the runs.
  • 05/02/12 Jose Iglesias joins Red Sox, Junichi Tazawa out Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA BOSTON Kevin Youkilis' back is not better, so the Red Sox recalled rookie Jose Iglesias from Pawtucket as insurance.
  • 04/18/12 Ivan Rodriguez plans to retire Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA A person familiar with the planning tells the Associated Press that Ivan Rodriguez plans to announce his retirement Monday.

Background on Junichi Tazawa

is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

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