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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Daddy Dice-K will be heading home to Japan after all — maybe to start the earliest season opener in baseball history.
The Red Sox right-hander's wife gave birth Saturday to their second child, their first son. That allows Daisuke Matsuzaka to travel with his teammates to Tokyo on Wednesday and allows the team to discard its contingency plans for its four games there.
"I think it's a relief for Dice-K knowing that there was uncertainty certainly up until early this morning," Boston pitching coach John Farrell said. "So the fact that she's healthy and the baby's healthy, this is one thing that he can put behind him now."
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