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Revision as of 10:32, 2 January 2004 by Merovingian (talk | contribs) (major wikify)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Hideki Matsui is a Japanese baseball player for the American team, the New York Yankees. He has been nicknamed "Godzilla", and has created well-deserved excitement from fans. Many reporters and photographers have followed him from his home in Tokyo, Japan.
Hideki has exceeded expectations, collecting 179 hits in 623 at bats. 42 of the hits have been doubles and 1 has been a triple. He has earned a .287 batting average in his rookie year as a Bronx Bomber. Hideki was a three-time MVP in the (Japanese) Central League, playing for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, Japan's most famous team.