Kazuo Matsui Notable

Kazuo Matsui played for three clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Mets in 2004 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2010.

Across 630 games he batted .267, with 615 hits and 330 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 124 doubles and 102 stolen bases.

He played 473 games at second base, with 1,312 assists and 36 errors. He turned 335 double plays. He also played 113 games at shortstop.

He was born in Osaka, Osaka, Japan on October 23, 1975. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.