松坂返回日本 - 美國職棒

Daisuke Matsuzaka returns to Japan http://goo.gl/SxoYR


Daisuke Matsuzaka returned to Japan instead of accompanying the Red Sox
on the road trip, the Globe has learned.

Matsuzaka will return to the United States later this month to have his
elbow examined by Angels team physician Lewis Yocum. The Red Sox have
diagnosed Matsuzaka as having a partial tear of his ulnar collateral
ligament and a strained flexor mass.

Yocum has already evaluated Matsuzaka's MRI. Once he examines Matsuzaka in
person, the parties could decide whether season-ending surgery is required.
To date, the Red Sox have indicated the injury can be managed by rest and
rehabilitation.

If Matsuzaka were to have Tommy John surgery, his career with the Red Sox
could be over. That surgery usually takes 12-14 months of recovery times
and Matsuzaka's contract expires after the 2012 season.

UPDATE, 1:56 a.m.: Terry Francona said after the game that Matsuzaka was
given permission to return Japan for a personal reason. He was not going
to get surgery. Another source refuted a report that Matsuzaka was going
to be examined by a Japanese doctor.

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