BoSox's Uehara teaches grade school players in Ishinomaki

BoSox's Uehara teaches grade school players in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (C) of the Boston Red Sox gives a tip to an elementary school children during a baseball class held in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

BoSox's Uehara, Yomiuri's Takahashi hold class in Ishinomaki

BoSox's Uehara, Yomiuri's Takahashi hold class in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (R) of the Boston Red Sox and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi hold a baseball class for children on Nov. 29, 2014, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

BoSox's Uehara instructs children in Ishinomaki

BoSox's Uehara instructs children in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (C) of the Boston Red Sox gives a lesson to a young baseball player during a baseball class held in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox hits a single to center in the third inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. The right-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory.

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory. (Kyodo)

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory. (Kyodo)

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory. (Kyodo)

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox hits a single to center in the third inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. The right-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory. (Kyodo)

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

Matsuzaka flirts with no-hitter as BoSox top Phils

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 22, 2010. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning en route to his third win of the season in a 5-0 victory. (Kyodo)