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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the franchise called on former outfielder and designated hitter Hideki Matsui in their pitch to sign Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, according to Brendan ...

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.

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.

Ten years ago, the New York Yankees landed iconic Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui. The buzz coming out of Japan in December 2002 was that the Yankees had captured a tremendous slugger, whose ...