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Revision as of 05:33, 8 January 2004 by Stay cool~enwiki (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Hideki Matsui(松井 秀喜;June 12,1974 -) is a baseball player for 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 Yomiuri Giants, Japan's most famous team.