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Former Yankees star Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of
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Shohei Ohtani breaks Hideki Matsui's single-season record for most
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Former New York Yankees Hideki Matsui (front, L) and his teammate
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Baseball fans give retired Matsui a farewell to remember
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Yakyū” Nation: Celebrating 150 Years of Japanese Baseball
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Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui rides a motorcycle
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Hideki Matsui holds baseball class in N.Y. - The Japan News
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