Some 30-40 Japanese media members were outside the Angels’ spring-training complex Tuesday afternoon, waiting to speak to Hideki Matsui while he addressed a handful of American reporters.

The New York Yankees are always in the conversation when a big-name free agent becomes available. And this latest possibility ...

Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. — Hideki Matsui has been seeing red since the day the former New York Yankees slugger signed a one-year, $6-million deal with the Angels on Dec. 16. Now an entire ...

The new age version of legendary Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui is expected to be available in free agency later this ...

During a career that spanned 20 seasons total, Hideki Matsui hit 507 home runs combined between Japan and MLB. He hit 332 homers for the Yomiuri Giants from 1993-2002 before tacking on another 175 ...

As a result, a large Japanese media contingent is often present. Masahiro Tanaka, like Hideki Matsui 11 years earlier, made his major league debut in a road game against the Blue Jays, creating ...

Hideki Matsui should be seriously considered for the Hall of Fame. If he were, perhaps a path can be found to defuse some of the ever-growing discord and polarization about how to treat the ballot.

Advertisement Career home run No. 175 leveled Ohtani with Hideki Matsui, the fearsome Japanese slugger for the Yankees, Angels, Athletics and Rays whom Ohtani has long described as an idol.