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YAKYU BY THE NUMBERS: World Series MVP Matsui Might Still Have
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Mike Trout: Japan Prepared Shohei Ohtani for MLB More Than Minors
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Of all the players that came from Japan over the years, which one
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Kazuo Matsui, Baseball Wiki
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Remembering How Great Hideki Matsui Was When He Came Over From
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Hideki Matsui - Wikipedia
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Hideki Matsui Stats, Fantasy & News
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Kazuo Matsui says career with Lions led by destiny - The Japan Times
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Matsui, World Series MVP, faces uncertain future
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JAY DUNN: Foreign-born baseball players deserve stronger Hall of
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Matsui becomes first Japanese-born World Series MVP