There also is a Hideki Matsui museum that his father runs. An Exhibition Room employee, however, assures me the Matsui museum is not nearly as large or as nice as this Ichiro museum. God ...

Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...

Before the annual "Team Ichiro" vs. the High School Girls All ... In all seriousness, kudos to Suzuki—and fellow countryman Hideki Matsui, who homered in the contest—for keeping himself ...

Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many to offer their praises Tuesday after former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to the U.S ...

1. Shohei Ohtani, 176 2. Hideki Matsui, 175 3. Ichiro Suzuki, 117 4. Kenji Johjima, 48 5. Tadahito Iguchi 44 Ohtani tied Matsui's record on April 14 and needed just seven days to take sole possession.

A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- ...

Shohei Ohtani now stands alone ahead of Hideki Matsui on the list, and third place is held by Ichiro Suzuki. Matsui had a successful career with the Yankees, helping them win the World Series in ...

It is his 176th MLB home run, breaking a tie with Hideki Matsui ... 2,979th plate appearance. Matsui needed 5,066 plate appearances to get to 175 homers. Ichiro Suzuki hit 117 home runs in ...

Ichiro Suzuki played most of his Hall of Fame ... still a popular player with fans due to the energy he played with. Hideki Matsui broke the mold of Japanese baseball players moving to MLB when ...