Hideki Matsui (松井 秀喜, Matsui Hideki, born June 12, 1974), nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Nippon ...

It put him on top of the list of home run leaders among players born in Japan, ahead of Hideki Matsui, who had the nickname “Godzilla” and hit 175 homers during a 10-year career spent mostly ...

Affectionately referred to as "Godzilla," Matsui played seven seasons of a 10-year MLB career with the Yankees and appeared in three All-Star Games while swatting 140 home runs.

The modern twist — or Shin Godzilla, to reference another film in the classic franchise — is young slugger Yuto Akihiro, who currently wears the No. 55 uniform Matsui made famous.

Before taking the field for the first at-bat of Game 5 of the World Series, Shohei Ohtani was treated to a blast from the past when Hideki Matsui, the former Yankees hitter nicknamed “Godzilla ...

Cast and crew of Godzilla Minus One arrives at the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie ...

One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn’t a movie. It was the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla’s claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui ...

One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn’t a movie. It was the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla’s claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui ...

One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn’t a movie. It was the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla’s claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui ...

One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. At 35 with a fashion career that's barely a decade ...