Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League after eight years in Major League Baseball, according to an ESPN.com report on Friday.

The 34-year-old right-hander, who went 3-3 with 78 strikeouts and a 3.89 ERA for the Mets in 2014, led the Pacific League in wins three times with the Seibu Lions before signing a six-year, $52M contract with theRed Sox in 2006.