Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani surpassed former Yankee Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Ohtani set the new record during the Dodgers’ 10 ...

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, ...

Hideki Matsui reopens baseball clinic and is in awe of ‘extraordinary’ Shohei Ohtani By . Zach Braziller. Published Aug. 6, 2022, 6:24 p.m. ET. ... “He’s an incredible player.

Matsui left the high-water mark in his final MLB season in 2012, and there have been few serious challengers since then. Most Japanese players who move to the U.S. have been pitchers, and many of ...

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. “It’s an honor ...

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

Hideki Matsui, 49, ... “I didn’t participate in the World Baseball Classic [as a player in 2006 or 2009]. I don’t see myself there.” If there is to be any new Matsui baseball chapter, ...

Hideki Matsui broke the mold of Japanese baseball players moving to MLB when he arrived on the scene for the Yankees in 2003. He was not a light hitting outfielder or a pitcher with an unusual windup.

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui's record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Ohtani crushed a two-run homer deep into ...

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger crushed his 176th career homer in the third inning, breaking Hideki Matsui's record for the most home runs hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.