Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui museum drawing crowds on heels of World Series MVP

By Kenji Nakano • January 4, 2010

The museum dedicated to former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui attracted an unprecedented number of visitors over the New Year holiday as a result of the designated hitter winning the Most Valuable Player award during last year’s World Series, reports tabloid Daily Sports (Jan. 4).

Matsuzaka-Ichiro showdown proves anticlimactic

By CJ • July 10, 2008

The last time two heroes from Japan clashed in a much-anticipated head-to-head match-up in the major leagues, Hideo Nomo plunked Ichiro Suzuki in the back. The Seattle Mariners right-fielder fell to his knees in pain, and Tokyo gasped.