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25 Smartest Moves of the Past 25 Years: Yankees sign Hideki Matsui
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Matsui won't play for Japan in Baseball Classic - ESPN
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2,388 Hideki Tokyo Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Rookie Junichi Tazawa makes memorable Red Sox debut – Boston Herald
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Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP
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Masahiro Tanaka
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Hideki Matsui slugs New York Yankees past Philadelphia to clinch 27th World Series title
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Hideki Matsui is closer to being a Hall of Famer than you think - Pinstripe Alley
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Lee steals Bronx magic – thereporteronline
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Former World Series MVP Hideki Matsui retires
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Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui answers questions from children during a baseball clinic in New York on June 17, 2023. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News Stock Photo
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Phillies: Could DH be the long-term answer for Rhys Hoskins? – The Morning Call