Hideki Matsui broke the mold of Japanese ... The list of Japanese Yankees ends with a starting pitcher who only pitched for New York during his MLB career. Masahiro Tanaka was a borderline ace ...

LOS ANGELES -- — Shohei Ohtani broke Hideki Matsui's major league ... That eclipsed the record set by Matsui, the former New York Yankees slugger who played 10 seasons in North America.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee.

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most ... His first seven years were with the New York Yankees followed by one season apiece ...