Photo: Houston Astros Second Baseman Kazuo Matsui Honored at Minute Maid Park in Houston - HOU2009082301

Photo: Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui gets ready to play the Chicago Cubs - CHI2009072904

Astros' Matsui reaches 2,000th hit milestone - The Japan Times

Houston astros kazuo matsui hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Houston astros kazuo matsui hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

379 Houston Astros Kazuo Matsui Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

379 Houston Astros Kazuo Matsui Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui, of Japan, during batting practice in a baseball game in Houston on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Bob Levey Stock Photo - Alamy

Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui (3), of Japan, throws to first base during the fifth

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