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Baseball: Japanese Hall of Famer Matsui honored in Yankees' pre-game event
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DMan's BBWAA ballot for MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2018
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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ESPN's 2018 Hall of Fame ballot -- who did our voters pick? - ESPN
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Baseball Hall of Fame: How I filled out my 2018 ballot
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Baseball: Japanese Hall of Famer Matsui honored in Yankees' pre-game event
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Yankees that have the best shot of making the Hall of Fame in 2018
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Hideki Matsui: Top Yankee accomplishments for Japanese Hall of Famer
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Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui won't survive the Hall of Fame vote - Sports Illustrated
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Hideki Matsui newcomer on Hall of Fame ballot
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Baseball Hall of Fame: How I filled out my 2018 ballot
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The Japanese Juan Soto': Masataka Yoshida has been a hit - ESPN
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Thank You, New York by Hideki Matsui
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Ranking the best Japanese players in MLB history, from Ichiro and Ohtani to Kazuhiro Sasaki