Hideki Matsui broke the mold of Japanese baseball players moving to MLB when he arrived on the scene for the Yankees in 2003. He was not a light hitting outfielder or a pitcher with an unusual windup.

Along the way, Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to score a regular-season run at the Tokyo Dome since former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui in 2004. In fairness, Major League ...

Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Shohei Ohtani broke another MLB record Sunday afternoon, one that was previously held by former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui. With a two-run home ...

The 28-year-old Matsui becomes the second Japanese player to join the Yankees in the past several years, following Hideki Irabu, who pitched for New York from 1997-99. Cashman spent much of ...

the New York Yankees will play the last series of the season. 15 years ago, they won it all against the Philadelphia Phillies ...