LOS ANGELES — As a kid growing up in Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto would watch the news in hopes of seeing a fellow countryman in pinstripes. “When I was in fifth and sixth grade, he was a big-name star, ...

Despite being 20 years removed from his prime, New York Yankees great Hideki Matsui still can crush baseballs over outfield fences. When Matsui arrived in New York in 2003, there was hope that he ...

The New York Yankees lived to fight another day with their 11-4 Game 4 World Series victory. As they prepare for Game 5, the Yankees had to bring back an old friend for some extra luck. New York ...

Last week in this series, we discussed the story of Hideki Irabu, the first Japanese player to sign with the Yankees. Irabu never fully adjusted to pitching stateside despite flashes of high-end ...

One of the New York Yankees' most notable World Series heroes proved that he's still capable of launching. Former Yankee outfielder/DH Hideki Matsui has gone viral on baseball social media for a ...

Former Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui rocked a three-run home run in the ‘Team Ichiro’ vs. High School Girls All-Stars Game on Monday at the Tokyo Dome. In front of more than 28,000 fans, Matsui, 50 ...

Hideki Matsui may have played his last major league game four years ago, but he showed he still had some power in his bat as he hit a long home run at the New York Yankees' annual Old-Timers' Game on ...

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. The homer was the 176th of Ohtani's six-plus ...

Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract, ending Matsui's seven-year run with the Yankees that included being named World Series Most Valuable Player last ...