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Hall of Fame 2018: Remembering Jason Isringhausen, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui as they fall off ballot - Athletics Nation
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Hideki Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame - The Japan Times
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Why it's difficult to project the value of position players from Japan who make the switch to MLB - The Boston Globe
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Hideki Matsui has been elected to the Hall of Fame -- the Japanese Hall of Fame, that is
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What is it like for Japanese media to cover Shohei Ohtani? - Los Angeles Times
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NPB 300 Home Run Club: #35 – Hideki Matsui, 332 Home Runs
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Hideki Matsui: A Unique Hall of Fame Candidate, by Brett Borzelli, Baseknock MLB
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Hideki Matsui: A Unique Hall of Fame Candidate, by Brett Borzelli, Baseknock MLB
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The Japanese Juan Soto': Masataka Yoshida has been a hit - ESPN
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Hideki Matsui was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
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Hideki Matsui: A Unique Hall of Fame Candidate, by Brett Borzelli, Baseknock MLB