Daisuke Matsuzaka’s debut with the Boston Red Sox was a success, and Ryan Howard’s first at-bat of spring training was an immediate reminder of his power surge last season. Gary Matthews Jr. also homered Friday, showing that a steroids investigation isn’t distracting him at the plate. And the Minnesota Twins got a scare when Torii Hunter was beaned — but he walked back to the dugout and appeared…
Posted: March 2nd, 2007.
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Howard homers in first at-bat; Matsuzaka enjoys scoreless debut (AP)
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Matsuzaka sharp in spring training debut, helping Red Sox beat Twins 8-3 (AP)
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Ryan Howard wins two 2006 Players Choice Awards (SportsTicker)
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