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Matsuzaka Contract Details

BOSTON --Details of Daisuke Matsuzaka's $52 million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, as obtained by The Associated Press:

Signing Bonus

$2 million

Salaries

2007--$6 million

2008--$8 million

2009--$8 million

2010--$8 million

2011--$10 million

2012 --$10 million

Escalators

2009 and 2010 salaries can increase to $10 million, and 2011 and 2012 salaries can increase to $12 million based finishing among top three in Cy Young Award voting and top five in MVP voting

Award bonuses

For All-Star selection, All-Star starting pitcher, Gold Glove, league championship series MVP, World Series MVP, Cy Young (top three), MVP (top five), Rookie of the Year.

No Trade Provision

If player gets his first day of major league service during a guaranteed contract of at least six years after a player has been with a professional baseball league team other than a major or minor league team, player cannot be traded without his consent.

Perks

--Eight round-trip first class tickets per year between Japan and Boston

--Spring training housing allowance up to $25,000

--Boston housing allowance of up to $75,000

--One-time moving allowance of up to $35,000

--Use of a Lincoln Town Car or similar car

--Interpreter

--Red Sox player ticket package, of which two seats will be field box

--Team employee to assist Japanese media

--Player cannot be sent to minor leagues

--Player will receive uniform No. 18

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