Former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has called it a career.
Matsuzaka, 41, officially retired from baseball on Saturday with the Saitama Seibu Lions, the team he pitched for during the 2021 season and for the first eight years of his professional career, holding a ceremony to honor him.
During the ceremony at the MetLife Dome, a video from baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki played. At the conclusion of the video, Suzuki surprised Matsuzaka on the field, presenting him with a bouquet of flowers. Matsuzaka appeared emotional during the moment, bowing to Suzuki before the latter left the field.