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Hideki Matsui Let Go By Tampa Bay Rays
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Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP
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Former New York Yankees Hideki Matsui (front, L) and his teammate Derek Jeter (front, R) pose with the Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front 2nd from R) and the Nippon Ham Fighters
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L-R) Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui (Yankees), FEBRUARY 20, 2014 - MLB : Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees and Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees guest instructor during the Yankees spring
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Hideki Matsui named World Series MVP after 6-RBI performance in Game 6
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Hideki Matsui 2009 World Series MVP Commemorative Pennant LE /2,009 – Sports Poster Warehouse
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan