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Hideki Matsui

Japanese baseball player · Japan · On the map · Athletes · Born 1974 · age 52

Hideki Matsui , nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who is the manager of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.

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Busiest day 23 Oct

Read more often than usual, most of all on 23 October.

153 times the usual readers on 23 October. 335,951 readers on 23 October, against about 2,193 a day before the rise.

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A life in dates

2026

Readers a day, 12 September 2026 to 10 November 2026, highest on 23 October 2026.

Assumed new manager position with Yomiuri Giants, 23 October 2026.23 October 2026,

読売新聞

2018Japanese Baseball Hall of FameAward2013People's Honour AwardAward2009World Series Most Valuable Player AwardAward2000Matsutaro Shoriki AwardAward1996Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1974Born12 June 1974

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Career 5

ClubYears
Tampa Bay Rays2012
Oakland Athletics2011
Los Angeles Angels2010
New York Yankees2003-2009
Yomiuri Giants1993-2002

Awards

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame2018
People's Honour Award2013
World Series Most Valuable Player Award2009
Matsutaro Shoriki Award2000
Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1996

About this person

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

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Country
Japan
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1974 · age 52