Hideki Matsui came to the New York Yankees with a ton of hype as the best slugger in Japan. He delivered on the hype, too, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Hideki Matsui's playoff heroics left Yankees fans wanting more. His three home run, eight RBI performance in the 2009 World Series earned him the World Series MVP. Matsui batted a whopping ...

Former New York Yankees teammates Derek Jeter (L) and Hideki Matsui (R) pose during a photo session after a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015. AFP/Getty Images “That’s not hilarious ...

Reporting from New York — It is with a straight face that Hideki Matsui, when asked how he thinks fans will react when he is introduced as a member of the Angels before Tuesday’s game in ...

Hideki Matsui, the former New York Yankees slugger and 2009 World Series MVP, chuckles softly as he finishes scribbling his autograph on a baseball. “I’m sure this is utterly worthless ...

PHOENIX (AP) -- Coco Crisp approached Hideki Matsui while they warmed up Monday and pulled his new teammate into a hug. They shook hands, too - a little more the Japanese style. Crisp was far from ...