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 the United States by The Boston Globe and USA Today. He played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
On September 13, in the year 1980, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 13, one of 462 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including Daisuke Matsuzaka. Learn more below.
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- This event took place on September 13, 1980 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 31 May 2026.
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