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Hideki Matsui #55 | Designated Hitter | New York Yankees
Height: 6-2    Weight: 230    Throws: R    Bats: L
Born: Jun 12, 1974, Kanazawa,
Contract: Signed through 2009.
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November 16, 2005
Hideki Matsui has signed a four-year contract to remain with the Yankees. The deal is worth $52 million, making Matsui the highest-paid Japanese-born player in the majors.
November 15, 2005
The Yankees are optimistic that Hideki Matsui will sign a four-year deal worth $50 million, according to Newsday.
November 14, 2005
The New York Daily News reports that all signs point to the Yankees and Hideki Matsui working out a new contract by tomorrow.
November 8, 2005
Yankees GM Brian Cashman will meet with the agent of Hideki Matsui Wednesday to discuss a contract extension, according to Newsday. The Yankees want to pay Matsui about $31.5 million for three years, but Matsui wants an extra year on the deal.
October 14, 2005
The Yankees are expected to begin negotiations with Hideki Matsui with a three-year, $35.5 million offer, according to Newsday. Matsui's side, however, is expected to use J.D. Drew's five-year, $55 million contract as a comparable deal.
August 25, 2005
Hideki Matsui batted second yesterday for the fifth time this season, according to the New York Daily News. "He could stay up there," manager Joe Torre said before the game.
July 30, 2005
Hideki Matsui is expected to play today despite taking a pitch off his left knee last night, according to the New York Daily News.
June 27, 2005
Hideki Matsui played left field Monday night for the first time in 14 games after being used exclusively as a DH because of a tender ankle.
June 27, 2005
Hideki Matsui said his troublesome ankle has improved to the point that he's ready to start playing in the outfield again, according to the New York Daily News.
June 24, 2005
The right ankle of Hideki Matsui is still sore, and he won't be ready to play the field until Sunday at the earliest, according to the AP. Matsui went 0-for-3 as the DH on Friday.
June 23, 2005
Hideki Matsui still had swelling in his injured ankle yesterday, so he probably won't play in the outfield until at least the weekend, according to the New York Daily News.
June 20, 2005
Hideki Matsui took flyballs during batting practice on Monday but he's still a few days from playing the outfield during a game, according to the AP.
June 20, 2005
Hideki Matsui could play in the outfield today for the first time since June 12, according to the New York Daily News. He's been nursing a sore ankle.
June 17, 2005
Hideki Matsui, limited to DH duty since twisting his right ankle, could return to the outfield later this weekend, according to the AP.
June 15, 2005
Hideki Matsui was in the lineup on Tuesday night despite injuring his right ankle over the weekend, according to the AP. Matsui served as the team's DH. Tuesday's contest was the 388th straight game he's played in since joining the Yankees. Matsui went 2-for-3 in the game with a home run.
June 14, 2005
Hideki Matsui will test his ankle running and hitting before the Yankees decide if he is well enough to play tonight, according to Newsday. "If he plays, my guess is he'd have to be a DH," Joe Torre said. Matsui has played in 1,637 consecutive games dating back to his days in Japan.
June 13, 2005
An MRI exam on the right ankle of Hideki Matsui was negative, according to the AP. Matsui slipped and fell while chasing Jim Edmonds' double in the seventh inning of Sunday's game. "I should be OK," Matsui said.
June 13, 2005
Although preliminary X-rays on the ankle Hideki Matsui sprained last night were negative, he was scheduled to undergo more thorough testing today to determine the extent of the damage, according to the New York Daily News.
June 12, 2005
Hideki Matsui left Sunday's game after twisting his right ankle while fielding a ball. Matsui said that X-rays were negative.
June 8, 2005
Hideki Matsui was not in the starting lineup Wednesday night because manager Joe Torre wanted to play more right-handed batters against Milwaukee lefty Chris Capuano, and he also wanted to try to shake the Yankees out of their current slump, according to the AP.
June 2, 2005
In an attempt to get Hideki Matsui better pitches, Yankees manager Joe Torre had the slugger batting second yesterday, according to the New York Daily News. Matsui has hit fourth, sixth and now second the last week. "I don't think he changes his approach to hitting, no matter where he hits," said Torre.
June 1, 2005
Hideki Matsui has been dropped to No. 6 in the Yankees batting order, and manager Joe Torre said the slugger probably will remain in that spot "until he gets more comfortable," according to the New York Daily News. Matsui probably feels a lot more comfortable already after picking up his first homer in 181 at-bats yesterday.
May 5, 2005
Hideki Matsui was dropped from fourth to sixth in the Yankees' lineup for the third time this season on Thursday, according to the AP. He's mired in a 4-for-37 slump and has gone 94 at-bats without a homer.
May 3, 2005
Hideki Matsui will move from left field to center to replace the ailing Bernie Williams. Williams will be relegated to DH duties until he's healthy enough to return to the field.
March 25, 2005
Hideki Matsui fouled a ball off his left thigh in the third inning on Friday. He received treatment and is expected to play on Saturday, according to the AP.
February 28, 2005
Entering the final year of his contract, Hideki Matsui said yesterday he would prefer to not sign an extension until after the season, according to the New York Daily News. The statement was a bit unexpected since his agent had just met with GM Brian Cashman to begin extension talks.
February 20, 2005
The New York Daily News reports that Hideki Matsui and the Yankees are expected to begin discussing a contract extension soon, as his current deal runs out at season's end. "I'd like to play with the Yankees as long as possible," Matsui said through an interpreter yesterday. "That's my desire."