While Hideki Matsui's name may never grace a bronze plaque in Cooperstown, a groundbreaking achievement has secured his place in baseball history through an ...

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 ...

Matsui, who earned the nickname Godzilla, was World Series MVP as the Yankees claimed the crown in 2009. In his MLB career, he spent seven seasons with the Yanks before a season apiece with the ...

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 ...

Matsui, nicknamed "Godzilla," won the CL MVP three times and hit 332 home runs for Yomiuri, claiming the CL pennant three times under Nagashima in 1994, 1996 and 2000 and the Japan Series twice in ...

Yankees great Hideki Matsui left strong impression on Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Japanese superstar Hideki Matsui was a huge part of the last Yankees team to win the World Series.

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.

Former Yankees icon Hideki Matsui, nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Yankees faithful, was a searing talent in the sport, both on and off the field. Hailing from Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan, he fulfilled ...

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 ...

Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui penned a $21 million contract with the New York Yankees in late 2002 after gaining notoriety as a member of NPB's Yomiuri Giants.