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, ...

He hit 175 MLB homers, 140 of those with the Yankees. He was a career .282/.360/.462 hitter in MLB. Matsui actually should probably be a Hall of Famer if you factor in his production in Japan.

Former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, far left, speaks to reporters at an undisclosed location on June 4, 2025, after making a condolence visit to the late Shigeo ...

Right off the bat, Hideki Matsui's blast to lead off the 10th inning left no doubt that it was heading out of the park. "If you saw it or if you heard it, you knew it was going to be way back," A ...

News about Hideki Matsui, ... Our baseball columnist looks at superstars under chemical clouds. ... will travel throughout the minor leagues to advise players and coaches on the art of hitting.

These Japanese Baseball Fans Love Ohtani. ... Hideki Matsui hit the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning from Darren Oliver into the right-field seats for a game-winning home run.

Jarren Duran loves the Green Monster. And it's not just the Wally head. What Duran really loves is hitting baseballs off the ...

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been red-hot this season. After a record-setting 2024 season wherein he won the American League ...

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 ...

James Wood could only chuckle when presented with the news he had just become the first major leaguer to be intentionally walked four times in the same game since Barry Bonds.“That’s pretty cool,” the ...

Throughout the three-game series of the Dodgers and Padres that concluded on Thursday night, several brawls and scuffles ensued between the sworn rivals.

Shigeo Nagashima (center) participates in the Olympic torch relay in 2021 along with Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui. / Mandi Wright-Imagn Images Former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo ...