Hideki Matsui
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Hideki Matsui, nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Ana
Matsui with the New York Yankees in 2007
Hideki Matsui batting for the Yankees
Hideki Matsui rounding the bases
Matsui during the 2009 World Series championship parade
Yomiuri Giants
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The Yomiuri Giants and still known by the nickname Kyojin are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo, they are one of
Hideki Matsui
…MLB) for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Matsui played the first 10 seasons of his career in Japan for NPB's Yomiuri Giants. During that span…
Tetsuharu Kawakami in 1946
Three Giants stars of the 1950s, Tetsuharu Kawakami, Shigeru Chiba (baseball), and Noboru Aota (left to right)
Suguru Egawa, after 1981
Tatsunori Hara in 2012