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Article: Red Sox, Matsuzaka strike deal
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- December 14, 2006
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BOSTON -- The $51.11 million the Red Sox offered 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 reached an agreement Wednesday with
Matsuzaka on a $52 million, six-year contract. With $103.11 million
on the table, the two sides flew back to Boston on Red Sox owner
John Henry's private plane.
"Theo and I were still negotiating terms when we arrived," agent
Scott Boras said after a long day of talks with general manager Theo
Epstein, "We finalized the deal when ...