The Boston Red Sox and longtime marketing partner EMC have expanded their partnership ahead of the Ricoh Japan Opening Series 2008 the team announced on Wednesday.

"Our headquarters is in Boston, so we have been a sponsor of the Boston Red Sox," EMC Japan President Toshio Morohoshi said. "This year we are the official sponsor for the Boston Red Sox for the MLB Opening Series in Japan."

The company has already been a sponsor and marketing partner of the club for seven years and the new arrangement expands that existing partnership.