Red Sox win Matsuzaka rights with $51m pitch

By Dan SloanTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka said on Wednesday he was still trying to digest the record $51.1 million bid by the Boston Red Sox for the right to negotiate with him. ADVERTISEMENT var lrec_target="_top";var lr..

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Red Sox win right to negotiate with Japan's priciest export yet

by Shaun TandonTOKYO (AFP) - The Boston Red Sox have won the right to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka for more than 50 million dollars, setting a record that stunned even baseball professionals. ADVERTISEMENT var lrec_target=..

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Japan national treasures: Baseball players

By HANS GREIMEL, Associated Press WriterTOKYO - Time was when Japan lauded seasoned Kabuki actors, kimono-clad traditional dancers and aging masters of obscure ancient instruments like the 13-stringed koto as "living national treasures." ADVERTISEM..

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Cisco banking on A's ballpark pact

By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Business WriterWed Nov 15, 2:06 AM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc.'s partnership with the Oakland Athletics baseball team to build a new ballpark is more than just a naming-rights deal. ADVERTISEMENT var lrec_target..

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Red Sox win right to negotiate with Japan's priciest baseball export yet

by Shaun TandonWed Nov 15, 12:46 AM ET TOKYO (AFP) - The Boston Red Sox Wednesday won the right to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka for more than 50 million dollars, setting a record that stunned even baseball professionals. A..

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Red Sox bid $51.1 million for Matsuzaka

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball WriterWed Nov 15, 12:41 AM ET NAPLES, Fla. - The market price for pitching talent is soaring so high that it's come to this: The Boston Red Sox are ready to pay more than $50 million just for the right to negotiate with ..

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Red Sox to negotiate with Matsuzaka in record baseball deal

by Shaun TandonWed Nov 15, 12:37 AM ET TOKYO (AFP) - Seibu Lions baseball club has accepted a bid by the Boston Red Sox to negotiate with star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka for more than 50 million dollars, a record for a Japanese player. ADVERTISEMENT..

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U.S. nuke negotiator tries to coax Matsuzaka to Boston

Wed Nov 15, 12:33 AM ET HANOI (Reuters) - The U.S. point man for North Korean nuclear talks put his negotiating skills to work for his home baseball team on Wednesday, trying to convince Japanese pitching phenomenon Daisuke Matsuzaka to join the Bos..

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Acta hired to manage Nationals

By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports WriterTue Nov 14, 10:47 PM ET WASHINGTON - Manny Acta began preparing to be a major league manager when he was the only kid with a catcher's mitt in his neighborhood back in the Dominican Republic. ADVERTISEMENT var lr..

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Red Sox win Matsuzaka rights with $51 million bid

By Dan SloanTue Nov 14, 10:47 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox won the right to negotiate with Japanese pitching ace Daisuke Matsuzaka after the Seibu Lions accepted a record $51.1 million bid, Seibu's acting owner said on Wednesday. ..

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Twins' Ryan selected executive of year

NAPLES, Fla. - Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan was selected Major League Baseball Executive of the Year by The Sporting News on Monday night, winning the honor for the second time. ADVERTISEMENT if (window.yzq_a == null) document.write(""..

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Ramirez, Verlander named top rookies

By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK - Right after Hanley Ramirez heard he was the NL Rookie of the Year, he started getting congratulatory calls from his Florida Marlins teammates. ADVERTISEMENT var lrec_target="_top";var lrec_URL=new A..

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San Francisco abandons 2016 Olympics bid

By MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press WriterSAN FRANCISCO - The Golden Gate Bridge and famed cable cars won't serve as a backdrop for the 2016 Olympics. San Francisco dropped out of the running for the Summer Games, leaving Los Angeles and Chicago as..

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Baseball GMs to take up instant replay

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball WriterNAPLES, Fla. - Instant replay, the elimination of tie games and uniform ball storage rules are just some of the things on the agenda this week for general managers at baseball's annual meetings. ADVERTISEMENT var l..

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Verlander, Ramirez named top rookies

By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK - Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins won a tight race for NL Rookie of the Year, and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander took home the AL award Monday. ADVERTISEMENT var lrec_target="_top";var ..

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