Hideki Matsui
Live today!!! on FOX at 4pm
YANKEES v. Angels at Anaheim
GAME 3: American League Championship
Yanks lead over the Angels 2-0 in a ‘best of 7’ series. ALCS and National League Championship Series (NLCS) winners will compete in the WORLD SERIES, which starts October 28th.
(The Philadelphia Phillies lead the NLCS 2-1 against the LA Dodgers, now managed by former Yankee manager, Joe Torre. GO Yanks v. Dodgers world series!!! A former Yankees coaching the opposing team? TOO AWESOME…)
An instrumental player in the Yankee organization, Matsui is a top hitter and bats 7th in the line-up this season. Matsui is currently a designated hitter and is on hold from his left-field post to allow his last-season knee injury to heal. His stats can be found here.
Interesting Wiki tidbit: Playing baseball as a kid, Matsui’s older brother forced him to bat left-handed because he was too good (better than his older brother) as a righty. He wasn’t allowed to play with his older brother and his friends otherwise. Matsui’s been ROCKIN’ power hits as a lefty batter since. (He throws right-handed though)
Matsui was born June 12, 1974 in Neagari Ishikawa, Japan, signed with the Yankees in 2003, and married in a private ceremony in 2008. More on how he was discovered, how he obtained his nickname and other interesting tidbits on Wiki.
GAME ON!
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Thanks Tony B for help on this posting!
