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WORLD SERIES: Teixeira, Matsui and Burnett help Yanks tie Series – Morning Journal
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Best Yankees Playoff Games: Hideki Matsui clinches 2009 World Series win - Pinstripe Alley
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Hideki Matsui slugs New York Yankees past Philadelphia to clinch 27th World Series title
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Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees holds up a key to the city which was presented to him by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) as the Yankees are honored
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COL@LAA: Matsui blasts a grand slam to center field
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Hideki Matsui homers into second deck at Yankees' annual Old-Timers' Day – Trentonian
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Hideki Matsui in glory – Boston Herald
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Matsui becomes 1st Japanese-born World Series MVP - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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2009 World Series - Wikipedia
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Yankees Win 2009 World Series - The New York Times