Hideki Matsuyama was unable to make the cut at the Players Championship, and the Japanese star was the subject of an inappropriate comment from former golfer and ESPN analyst John Maginnes ...

My gut reaction to the Hideki Matsui signing is "Who knows?" We know he hit 50 home runs in Japan last season, but we also know he batted just .161 with no homers in 31 at-bats against major ...

Along the way, Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to score a regular-season run at the Tokyo Dome since former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui in 2004. In fairness, Major League ...

Matsui and Hall of Fame outfielder Ichiro Suzuki helped set the standard for what Japanese hitters could accomplish in America. A nine-time All-Star in Japan, Matsui joined the New York Yankees in ...