He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Hideki Matsui played for 4 teams; the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays. How many World Series has Hideki Matsui won? Hideki Matsui has won 1 World Series.

With Yankees, batted .274 (125/456) with 28 HR and 90 RBI in 142 games (116 starts at DH)...Marked fourth time in seven seasons with at least 20 HR and 90 RBI...27 of 28 HRs came as DH, most in MLB and set club record for a DH (prev. 25 by Don Baylor in 1984)...Batted .354 (28/79) with RISP after All-Star break...Hit two-run HR on Opening Day...

Jan 14, 2021 · Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was one of the best Japanese players in MLB history. What ever happened to him?

Jun 23, 2022 · Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was honored in New York City for his contributions to baseball and helping build cultural connections between the U.S. and Japan through the game....

Matsui was 28 years old when he broke into the major leagues on March 31, 2003, with the New York Yankees. Hideki Matsui stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.

NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui, who arrived in the United States with great fanfare after a terrific career in Japan and stamped his Yankees years with an exclamation point as the 2009 World Series MVP, officially announced his retirement from baseball on Thursday.

Dec 19, 2017 · Few Yankees in the 21st century have been as popular as former outfielder Hideki Matsui, and even fewer arrived in New York with higher expectations. This was because Matsui was no ordinary rookie in 2003 -- he was already a superstar in Japan.

Sep 18, 2024 · Matsui began the trip on Aug. 13 in Seattle and went 4-for-5 with two bombs and five RBI, and then closed it when the Yankees went into Fenway Park and took two of three with Matsui producing four homers and nine RBI.

At the age of 28 Matsui (pronounced He-deck-ee Ma-soo-ee), one of Japan's most celebrated baseball stars, was heading to the United States to play for the New York Yankees. Matsui is noted and praised for his humility in the face of his extreme popularity.