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Hideki Matsui made the jump from Japan to the Major Leagues 15 years ago today
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The economics of Hideki Matsui - River Avenue Blues
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Video: Hideki Matsui post game.
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The next Hideki Matsui? Yankees could land Japanese superstar
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Yankees Hideki Matsui: Grand slam at Yankee Stadium for first Major League home run on this day in 2003 - Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More
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Yankees are an attractive destination for Japanese star slugger in 2025
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BASEBALL, Shohei Ohtani Breaks Hideki Matsui's Japanese MLB Single-Season Home-Run Record
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Why the Yankees should pursue Shohei Otani - Pinstripe Alley
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Cliff Corcoran: Matsui proved he was one of a kind - Sports Illustrated
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Masahiro Tanaka: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights
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Hideki Matsui retires from baseball, Athletics
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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