Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in ...
Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...
A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- ...
“He healed the wounds in Japan’s national psyche,” Kiyoteru ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence ...