LOS ANGELES — As a kid growing up in Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto would watch the news in hopes of seeing a fellow countryman in pinstripes. “When I was in fifth and sixth grade, he was a big-name star, ...

The new age version of legendary Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui is expected to be available in free agency later this year, and the New York Yankees are among the early favorites to sign him. When ...

Despite being 20 years removed from his prime, New York Yankees great Hideki Matsui still can crush baseballs over outfield fences. When Matsui arrived in New York in 2003, there was hope that he ...

Former Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui rocked a three-run home run in the ‘Team Ichiro’ vs. High School Girls All-Stars Game on Monday at the Tokyo Dome. In front of more than 28,000 fans, Matsui, 50 ...

Hideki Matsui may have played his last major league game four years ago, but he showed he still had some power in his bat as he hit a long home run at the New York Yankees' annual Old-Timers' Game on ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtanihit his major-league-leading 31st homer of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, tying Hideki Matsui's record for the most homers in a Major League Baseball season by ...

The New York Yankees lived to fight another day with their 11-4 Game 4 World Series victory. As they prepare for Game 5, the Yankees had to bring back an old friend for some extra luck. New York ...

Before there was Shohei Ohtani there was Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to be elected into the baseball hall of fame. He was elected this year and it was his ...

In 2003, Kazuo Matsui was set to follow in the footsteps of Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui towards MLB stardom. Instead, he became the first in line of Japanese players who couldn't make the leap.

The best World Series outcome for one particular subset of fans? The Dodgers slugger hits four home runs in a game, and the Yankees win 5-4. By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on ...