Hideki Matsui Notable

b. June 12, 1974 · New York Yankees 2003–2009, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2010, Oakland Athletics 2011, Tampa Bay Rays 2012

Hideki Matsui played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 2003 and closing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012.

Across 1,236 games he batted .282, with 1,253 hits and 656 runs. He finished with 175 home runs, 249 doubles, 547 walks and 13 stolen bases.

He played 692 games in the outfield, with 1,326 putouts and 24 errors.

He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2009. He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2003 to 2004.

He was born in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan on June 12, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2003, 2004
Player of the Week	4	2003, 2004, 2005, 2011
Player of the Month	1	2007
Rookie of the Month	1	2003
World Series MVP	1	2009

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2003	NYY	163	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	63	86	2	.287
2004	NYY	162	584	109	174	34	2	31	108	88	103	3	.298
2005	NYY	162	629	108	192	45	3	23	116	63	78	2	.305
2006	NYY	51	172	32	52	9	0	8	29	27	23	1	.302
2007	NYY	143	547	100	156	28	4	25	103	73	73	4	.285
2008	NYY	93	337	43	99	17	0	9	45	38	47	0	.294
2009	NYY	142	456	62	125	21	1	28	90	64	75	0	.274
2010	LAA	145	482	55	132	24	1	21	84	67	98	0	.274
2011	OAK	141	517	58	130	28	0	12	72	56	84	1	.251
2012	TBR	34	95	7	14	1	0	2	7	8	22	0	.147
Career	—	1236	4442	656	1253	249	12	175	760	547	689	13	.282

On this day & linked events

1974

Born June 12, 1974

Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan

2003

Major-league debut: Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui made a major-league debut on March 31, 2003.

2012

Final major-league game: Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui played a final major-league game on July 22, 2012.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0