Nicknamed "Godzilla" for his powerful swing, Matsui slugged 332 home runs in Japan and 175 more in the Major Leagues, 140 of which came in a Yankees uniform. Matsui also played with the Angels (2010), ...
But unlike most ballparks, where the reporters are the first ones in, it's Hideki Matsui who's walking out. He heads for his daily post-game press conference with the Japanese press -- an iron-ritual, ...
Today, I am watching the Giants' final game of the season. That was all it was.Yet, for some reason, I remembered Hideki Matsui.Kokoro-san is a Giants fan.I also liked Yoshinobu Takahashi.I also like ...
LOS ANGELES — As a kid growing up in Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto would watch the news in hopes of seeing a fellow countryman in pinstripes. “When I was in fifth and sixth grade, he was a big-name star, ...
It’s a little late, but here’s September’s lineup. After getting trolled by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the 2025 ALDS, the Yankees are getting trolled by the Rays after getting swept 3-0 in the 2026 ALDS ...
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. On Friday, Matsui added a unique ...
For years, New York Yankees fans have been keyed in on the upcoming free agency of grip-it-and-rip-it first base slugger Munetaka Murakami, who once upon a time revealed that he'd consider the Yankees ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As Hideki Matsui packed his personal effects into boxes in front of his locker on Monday, the thought that his first season with the Los Angeles Angels might have been his last didn ...