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Article: Matsuzaka arrives in Boston, closes in on deal with Red Sox
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- December 14, 2006
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BOSTON - The $51.11 million the Red Sox offered to pay for the
rights to Daisuke Matsuzaka was enough to get the Japanese ace across
the Pacific Ocean.
It took that much again, and a little more, to fly him the rest of
the way to Boston.
Bridging the economic gap in the most expensive cultural exchange
in baseball history, the Red Sox neared an agreement Wednesday with
Matsuzaka on a six-year contract that would guarantee him a minimum
of $52 million. With $100 million on the table, the two sides flew
back to Boston on Red Sox owner John Henry's private plane.
"You should assume a deal is close or done," an official with
knowledge of the negotiations said, speaking on condition of
anonymity ...