Topic: Hideki Matsui

Yankees secure Matsui's replacement

Securing a new designated hitter to replace World Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees signed Nick Johnson to a one-year Major League Baseball contract on Wednesday.The 5.5 million-dollar deal, which includes hefty performance bonuses, brings Johnson back to ...

Yankees will miss departing Matsui

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Slugger Hideki Matsui will be missed by the World Series champion Yankees after joining the Los Angeles Angels, the New York club's owner and its highest-paid player said on Thursday.Knee injuries prevented Japanese Matsui from playing in the ...

Japanese World Series hero Matsui joins Angels

Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui, the World Series Most Valuable Player for the New York Yankees, has signed a one-year contract worth 6.5 million dollars with the Los Angeles Angels.The deal sends the 35-year-old free agent designated hitter to the AL West division ...

World Series MVP Matsui signs with Angels

Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui, the World Series Most Valuable Player for the New York Yankees, signed a one-year contract worth 6.5 million dollars with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.The deal sends the 35-year-old free agent designated hitter to the AL West ...
World Series MVP Hideki Matsui finalizes $6 million deal with Los Angeles AngelsThe Los Angeles Angels went from one aging designated hitter to another on Wednesday, finalizing a $6 million, one-year contract with World Series MVP Hideki Matsui that all but signals ...

Angels officially welcome Matsui to team

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hideki Matsui was officially welcomed as the newest member of the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.Matsui, who was named World Series MVP for the New York Yankees in their six-game triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies, signed a one-year ...

Matsui, Angels agree on terms of one-year deal

World Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui reportedly has agreed to terms on a one-year Major League Baseball contract worth 6.5 million dollars with the Los Angeles Angels.The Japanese slugger who played a pivotal role in sparking the New York Yankees over ...
During last year's winter meetings, baseball executives hobnobbing at Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel were trying to make sense of the broader market. A year ago, the top-flight free agents CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett got big contracts (all from the ...

Matsui, Damon not offered arbitration by Yankees

World Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui and star Johnny Damon were among those not offered salary arbitration by Tuesday's deadline by the Major League Baseball champion New York Yankees.The Yankees declined to risk a possible salary arbitration loss to the Japanese ...
Baseball GMs wrap up their brief meeting and head out to play their offseason tradesGeneral managers grabbed their bags, caught a quick lunch and headed down the corridor a short distance to their flights Wednesday after their annual meeting ended in a ...