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8,940 Hideki Matsui Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Best Yankees Playoff Games: Hideki Matsui clinches 2009 World Series win - Pinstripe Alley
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Hideki Matsui named World Series MVP after 6-RBI performance in Game 6
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Hideki Matsui Formally Retires with New York Yankees, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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World Series: Yankees beat Phillies for 27th title – The Mercury News
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Former Yankees slugger, and 2009 World Series MVP, Hideki Matsui to retire – New York Daily News
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Matsui Shows Off His Strength - The New York Times
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Hideki matsui world series hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Hideki Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame - The Japan Times
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Teixeira, Matsui and Burnett help Yankees tie World Series
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World Series: New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui becomes Japan's first MVP
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2009 World Series - Wikipedia
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Hideki Matsui announces retirement