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News about Hideki Matsui, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Hideki Matsui came to the New York Yankees with a ton of hype as the best slugger in Japan. He delivered on the hype, too, and became a fan favorite in the process.
Former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui played - and homered - as well. 50-year-old Hideki Matsui homers at Tokyo Dome in the Team Ichiro vs. High School Girl’s All-Stars Game ...
Despite being 20 years removed from his prime, New York Yankees great Hideki Matsui still can crush baseballs over outfield ...
The Seattle Mariners will stay stateside for the rest of spring training and Opening Day against the Athletics on March 27. The same two teams played each other in the 2019 iteration of the event.
And this latest possibility would allow the Yanks to bring back memories of Hideki Matsui by landing a Japanese power-hitting superstar.
Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many to offer their praises Tuesday after former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to the U.S ...
Yankees great Hideki Matsui left strong impression on Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Japanese superstar Hideki Matsui was a huge part of the last Yankees team to win the World Series.
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer Sunday for his 176th major league home run to pass Hideki Matsui.
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.