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Red Sox | Matsuzaka blames injury on team's workout plan

Posted: 1029 days 9 hrs 49 mins ago. | Source kffl.com
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WEEI.com's Alex Speier reports Boston Red Sox SP Daisuke Matsuzaka (shoulder) blamed his shoulder injury on the team's training regimen. 'If I'm forced to continue to train in this environment, I may no longer be able to pitch like I did in Japan,' Matsuzaka is quoted as saying in an article, which was written by Taeko Yoshii. 'The only reason why I managed to win games during the first and second years (in the U.S.) was because I used the savings of the shoulder I built up in Japan. Since I came to the Major Leagues, I couldn't train in my own way, so now I've lost all those savings.'


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