Oakland Athletics seal deal with new designated hitter Hideki Matsui - ESPN

Hideki Matsui of the Oakland A's bats against the New York Yankees on Thursday, August 25, 2011, in New York City. (Photo by David Pokress/Newsday/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo - Alamy

Hideki Matsui was a Yankees star and World Series hero - Pinstripe Alley

1993 BBM (Japan) Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels bats against his former team, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (Photo by John Dunn/Newsday/MCT/Sipa USA

Hall of Fame 2018: Remembering Jason Isringhausen, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui as they fall off ballot - Athletics Nation

Hideki Matsui - Wikipedia

Hideki Matsui homers in second at-bat with Tampa Bay Rays - ESPN

Hideki Matsui retires from baseball, Athletics

Hideki matsui world series hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy