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Former Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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Hideki Matsui was a Yankees star and World Series hero - Pinstripe Alley
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Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui rides a motorcycle during an event in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2016, to introduce Bike O & Company Ltd.'s new TV ad. Matsui serves as
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Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP
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Hideki Matsui - Wikipedia
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Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (L) puts on a baseball clinic for children in