Before signing for the Padres, Yuki Matsui played 10 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In his last year in the NPB, Matsui played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles and pitched 57.1 innings.

On Wednesday, after learning that Sabathia had been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Matsui issued a statement honoring his former teammate. “CC — congratulations on your ...

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japan-born player with a solo shot during the first inning of the Los Angeles ...

Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many to offer their praises Tuesday after former Seattle Mariners outfielder ...