Daisuke Matsuzaka

Daisuke Matsuzaka means something to me beyond statistics. From his legendary Yokohama High School summers to 16 NPB seasons and 7 in MLB, he carried the weight of being called a generational monster and rarely buckled. What moves me most isn't his peak velocity but his stubborn returns from injury, coming back to the mound again and again. Now working as a commentator and YouTuber, he speaks about pitching with the authority of someone who paid every price the craft demands. I have nothing but admiration for the durability and dignity of his long career.

Name (English)

Daisuke Matsuzaka

Name (Japanese)

松坂大輔

Reading

まつざか だいすけ

Born

September 13, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Yokohama Junior and Senior High School

• Official sitehttps://daisukematsuzaka18.jp/
• Xhttps://x.com/matsu_dice
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke%20Matsuzaka
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%9D%82%E5%A4%A7%E8%BC%94
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26121

Tags

• Tokyo
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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