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Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday
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Ex-Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui is playing in a New York rec league
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Jeter gives Yanks jolt, Soriano gives them win
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Hideki Matsui powers Athletics past Yankees, 4-3
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Ichiro turns down Japanese government award for third time
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This Day In Sports: Yankees sign Matsui
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L-R) Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees), Hideki Matsui, AUGUST 5, 2015 - MLB : Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees shakes hands with Hideki Matsui before the Major League Baseball game against the
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MLB: Matsui officially retires as a New York Yankee
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Baseball: Retired slugger Matsui relishes life in New York as Yankees adviser