Hideki Matsui, the former New York Yankees slugger and 2009 World Series MVP, chuckles softly as he finishes scribbling his autograph on a baseball. “I’m sure this is utterly worthless ...

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, ...

When Matsui arrived in New York in 2003, there was hope that he could be much better than Hideki Irabu. A man with the same first name, but who was so frustrating that then-Yankees owner George ...

Former New York Yankees teammates Derek Jeter (L) and Hideki Matsui (R) pose during a photo session after a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015.

Hideki Matsui throws batting practice at the New York Yankees spring training facility in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

When Hideki was anounced as World Series MVP, I could hear the celebration in Tokyo from my house in Seattle. Matsui is a fan favorite in New York, and is huge in Japan ...

Japanese baseball star Hideki Matsui, the 2009 World Series MVP for the New York Yankees, will return to the team as a special adviser to General Manager Brian Cashman.

NEW YORK — That face, so impassive and craggy and familiar, appeared on the center-field video board and the Yankee Stadium faithful responded. They rose and roared. Hideki Matsui, the MVP of ...

After a 10-year MLB career, Hideki Matsui signed a one-day contract with the New York Yankees and retired as a member of the club. From the Yankees' official Twitter account: The club also honored ...

Hideki Matsui, a popular outfielder and designated hitter for 20 seasons with Japan's Yomiuri Giants, the New York Yankees and three other major league teams, is retiring.

LOOK: Former Yankees' Slugger Hideki Matsui Serves As Torchbearer At Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony. July 23, 2021 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS New York ... the New York Yankees had some representation.

Hideki Matsui, a popular outfielder and designated hitter for 20 seasons with Japan's Yomiuri Giants, the New York Yankees and three other major league teams, announced his retirement Thursday ...