Matsuzaka, 7 pros arrive in Sydney for Olympic baseball

SYDNEY, Australia - Seibu Lions star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) is all smiles for reporters and photographers as he and seven other professional baseball players on the Japanese national team arrive in Sydney on Sept. 15 for the 2000 Olympic Games. The Olympic baseball tourney, the first to allow pro players to take part, gets under way Sept. 17 with Japan taking on the United States in one of four preliminary round contests.

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