Japan Baseball Star Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics

Hideki Matsui hits a grand slam in 2003 home opener

Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, reacts after striking out against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Phoenix, Thursday, March 10, 2011. (AP

Former Yankees and Angels slugger Hideki Matsui to sign with the Oakland A's – East Bay Times

Hideki Matsui Custom Art Card - JapanBall

5,257 Hideki Matsui Yankees Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

Hideki Matsui still wants to play

Matsui prepares for debut

NPB 300 Home Run Club: #35 – Hideki Matsui, 332 Home Runs

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