And here's what MLB says...don't count on what they say about Daisuke being there - according to the sports reporters in Boston, his wife is due to give birth to their 2nd child around that time....

Red Sox to open World Series title defense in Tokyo with two-game series against Athletics

The Boston Red Sox will open their World Series title defense in Tokyo.

Following months of negotiations, the Red Sox agreed to a two-game series against the Oakland Athletics in Japan on March 25-26, and the commissioner’s office announced the trip early Wednesday.

With Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima, the Red Sox figure to be an attractive draw for the games at the Tokyo Dome. The Red Sox and A’s also will play exhibition games on March 23-24 against Japanese teams.


TICKETS -JAPAN
MLB.com will make tickets for the games at the Tokyo Dome available to Oakland season ticket holders through a private, internet-only sale at some point in December. If tickets remain after the private sale, the rest will be made available to the public, also online.

The A's are designated the "home team" in Japan, so they'll lose two home dates at McAfee Coliseum, but they will not be running the ticket operations for games played at the Tokyo Dome.


TOKYO DOME

The Tokyo Dome area has really enjoyed all the fans coming in for the games. Still we are rooting for our Japanese team to win all their games and be the champions."
One of the more popular destinations in Tokyo Dome City is the Baseball Cafe, which has a large caricature of Hall of Famer and World Baseball Classic ambassador Tommy Lasorda, reaching his arms out to welcome fans into the establishment.

Inside the decor is totally baseball with the walls and tables covered with baseball artwork and memorabilia. MLB Production's "Memorable Moment's" DVD is looped on the monitors around the restaurant and the waiters and waitresses all wear baseball jerseys of their favorite teams.