Shohei Ohtani recorded his 1,000th major league career hit with a two-run homer and struck out a season-high eight over four ...

Matsui has $1.4 million in annual escalators that would increase his salary in the following season if earned from 2024-27. He would get $150,000 for 15 games finished, $250,000 each for 25, 35 ...

Earlier this month Baseball America said Matsui's fastball "sits 91-93 mph and touches 95 with riding life up in the zone," and his "diving 87-90 mph splitter is an above-average pitch that gets ...

Wednesday, November 13 Updated: November 16, 4:12 PM ET Adored Matsui will be big loss to Japanese baseball By Jim Caple ESPN.com ...

Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui retired Thursday from professional baseball, saying he is no longer able to perform at the level that made him a star in two countries. The 2009 World Series MVP ...

Hideki Matsui was the MVP of the 2009 World Series :: Damian Strohmeyer/SI Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui retired Thursday from professional baseball, saying he is no longer able to perform at ...

TOKYO (AP) Hideki Matsui will team up with former New York Yankees teammate Derek Jeter to hold a baseball charity event in support children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.