Hideki Matsui eager to see how Shohei Otani fares in MLB

Baseball / MLB Nov 20, 2017

Hideki Matsui eager to see how Shohei Otani fares in MLB

Hideki Matsui, special advisor to the New York Yankees' general manager, held a baseball clinic Sunday, where he also shared his thoughts on the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' Shohei Otani and his potential move to the MLB through the posting system. "As a fan, it's ...

Baseball / MLB Jan 27, 2017

Matsui's wife gives birth to second son

Hideki Matsui's wife gave birth to the couple's second son earlier this month, the former New York Yankee confirmed Thursday. "He's doing really well," Matsui said of his newborn at his New York residence. Matsui's first son was born in 2013, a year after the slugger ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 2, 2016

Matsui angry about betting scandal

Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui admitted Saturday that the recent banning of four Yomiuri Giants pitchers for their involvement in baseball gambling touched a nerve, but he offered no advice to Japanese baseball on how to prevent a reoccurrence of the problem. "It's really ...

Yankees tap Matsui to throw first pitch

Baseball / MLB Apr 2, 2016

Yankees tap Matsui to throw first pitch

The New York Yankees said Friday former outfielder Hideki Matsui, the 2009 World Series MVP, will throw out the first pitch on opening day. New York hosts the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on Monday, when Masahiro Tanaka will start for the Yankees in the ...

Jeter, Matsui team up for good cause

Baseball Mar 18, 2015

Jeter, Matsui team up for good cause

by Jason Coskrey

When Derek Jeter was asked whom he idolized growing up, he immediately mentioned Dave Winfield, saying the former Yankees player was "larger than life," and that he had a poster of Winfield in his room as a child. Then a wry smile flashed across ...