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Thank You, New York by Hideki Matsui
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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Hideki Matsui Receives 2009 World Series Ring Opening Day Yankee Stadium 4/13/10 Live HD
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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NPB 300 Home Run Club: #35 – Hideki Matsui, 332 Home Runs
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Hideki Matsui retires as a New York Yankee after signing one-day deal - ESPN
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Ichiro walks off into history in 'sayonara' at Tokyo Dome
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Ichiro Suzuki – Society for American Baseball Research
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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Matsui, an Old Hand, Comes Through at New Stadium - The New York Times
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Best baseball player born every year since 1847
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Why the New York Yankees Don't Win the World Series, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Never too old: Hideki Matsui hits long HR on Yankees' Old-Timers' Day