Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Pacific League Rookie of the Year pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Seibu Lions speaks at a news conference Dec. 1 after winning a record pay increase for the next season. Matsuzaka, who posted a league-high 16 wins against five losses with a 2.60 earned run average this season, signed a new one-year deal worth an estimated 70 million yen, an increase of 57 million yen on his first contract.

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