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COL@LAA: Matsui blasts a grand slam to center field
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Matsui signs one-day contract, retires a Yank
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Hideki Matsui - Wikipedia
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Hideki Matsui reopens baseball clinic, in awe of Shohei Ohtani
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Hideki Matsui to announce retirement - Pinstripe Alley
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MLB/ Royals overcome Ohtani's 2 HRs, 8 RBIs to beat Angels 12-11
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Royals overcome Ohtani's 2 HRs, 8 RBIs to beat Angels 12-11
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Matsui rocks Mariners with two-run homer for Angels
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Ohtani slugs league-leading 23rd homer to become second Japanese with 150 MLB homers - The Japan Times
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani Will Join Japanese Legend in History with Next Home Run - Fastball