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Hideki Matsui first pitch MLB Japan tour
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Slugger Matsui announces retirement
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Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui team for baseball charity event in Japan
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Hideki Matsui, former MLB Yankees and Tokyo Yomiuri Giants player throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome on May 3rd, 2023. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images Stock
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Ex-Yankee, Ray Hideki Matsui retires
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MLB All-Stars jump on Giants early en route to exhibition victory - The Japan Times
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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Former World Series MVP Hideki Matsui retires
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Hideki Matsui on the 2003 doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Shea
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Hideki Matsui first pitch MLB Japan tour
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Baseball: Retired slugger Matsui relishes life in New York as Yankees adviser
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Hideki Matsui on the 2003 doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Shea
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