An MRI last night revealed inflammation and weakness in Daisuke Matsuzaka’s rotator cuff, confirming the Red Sox’ suspicion that a physical ailment is behind the right-hander’s season-long struggles.

David Ortiz is hitting .160. Mike Lowell is a bench player. Jason Varitek is a backup catcher, albeit a surprisingly productive one. And now Tim Wakefield is a reliever. Such is the state of the Red ...

Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Monday for High-A Salem, manager Bobby Valentine told reporters (including Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com) Friday.

All indications point to Justin Masterson taking Daisuke Matsuzaka's place in the rotation after Dice-K was placed on the 15-day DL with arm fatigue. Masterson threw 60 pitches in relief of Dice-K in ...

JUPITER, Fla. — The implication from the start of camp has been the fifth spot in the Mets’ rotation is Daisuke Matsuzaka’s to lose. Manager Terry Collins has additional options in John Lannan and ...

BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will skip his next turn in the rotation with weakness in his right shoulder, and the Japanese phenom could be headed to the disabled list. Red Sox manager ...

Terry Francona revealed today that after undergoing his first CT scan since injuring his ribs in a collision with Adrian Beltre in Kansas City on April 11th, Jacoby Ellsbury has hairline fractures on ...