Article: No matter the language, the answers start tonight ; The Red Sox paid $3.3 million over three years for a Japanese pitcher who will make his pro debut with the Sea Dogs

KEVIN THOMAS By KEVIN THOMAS Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-09-2009
No matter the language, the answers start tonight ; The Red Sox paid $3.3 million over three years for a Japanese pitcher who will make his pro debut with the Sea Dogs
Byline: KEVIN THOMAS By KEVIN THOMAS Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Sports
Type: News

PORTLAND --

He likes hamburgers and pizza. Junichi Tazawa has adapted to American food.

But English classes? He's not as fond of those.
Tazawa would rather communicate another way - like with a fastball that dots the corner of the plate and a slider that moves.

Uncomfortable with the language but at home anywhere there's a pitching mound.

"He has a really ...

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