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The Baltimore Orioles will at least inquire if Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka, 25, who starred this spring in the World Baseball Classic, is made available by the Seibu Lions this offseason, according to one team official. Matsuzaka is under contract, but there are reports the Lions could put the pitcher up for bid. A team winning the rights to Matsuzaka, 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA in the WBC, would then have to negotiate a deal with him.

"Certainly there's interest," said John Stockstill, who is in charge of Baltimore's professional and international scouting. "It's a matter of whether there is comparable interest" from them.

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