Hideki Matsui retires from baseball

**Deb** · 12-27-2012, 08:42 PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui has retired from professional baseball, saying he is no longer able to perform at the level that earned him a World Series MVP with the New York Yankees and three Central League MVPs in Japan.

Matsui announced his retirement Thursday at a news conference in New York that was conducted only in Japanese and broadcast live in his home country.
Nicknamed Godzilla, the 38-year-old Matsui batted .282 with 175 homers and 760 RBIs for the Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays. Before joining the Yankees in 2003, Matsui played 10 seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan

**DBTS** · 12-28-2012, 08:36 AM

He had a nice career. He was always a Sox killer.

**Old Sweater** · 12-28-2012, 09:39 AM

Had a 'real' power stroke going.

12-27-2012, 08:42 PM	#1
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,126 Reputation: 1424 My Mood: : $536349	Hideki Matsui retires from baseball NEW YORK (AP) -- Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui has retired from professional baseball, saying he is no longer able to perform at the level that earned him a World Series MVP with the New York Yankees and three Central League MVPs in Japan. Matsui announced his retirement Thursday at a news conference in New York that was conducted only in Japanese and broadcast live in his home country. Nicknamed Godzilla, the 38-year-old Matsui batted .282 with 175 homers and 760 RBIs for the Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays. Before joining the Yankees in 2003, Matsui played 10 seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

12-28-2012, 08:36 AM	#2
DBTS City of Champions! Blue Chipper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 2,142 Reputation: 169 : $8323	He had a nice career. He was always a Sox killer. __________________ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/SoxBo

12-28-2012, 09:39 AM	#3
Old Sweater Baseball Players Fan Hometown Hero Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arvada, Colorado Posts: 615 Reputation: 85 My Mood: : $7693	Had a 'real' power stroke going. __________________ Bat Boy: Get a hit Crash Crash: Shut Up

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