Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui receives message from Yankees after landing managing job with Japanese team

Oct 23, 2026 @ 11:27am

On Friday, New York Yankees legend Hideki Matsui was named manager of the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. He played for the same team for 10 seasons before heading to New York in 2003. In response, the franchise issued a congratulatory post to Matsui on X, formerly Twitter. “Congratulations to Yankees legend Hideki Matsui on being […] The post Hideki Matsui receives message from Yankees after landing managing job with Japanese team appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Former Yankees World Series MVP named manager of NPB’s Yomiuri Giants

Oct 23, 2026 @ 10:34am

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Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui has been appointed manager of Japan’s Yomiuri Giants, the team where he spent the first 10 seasons of his professional baseball career. Matsui, 52, replaces interim manager Hideki Hashigami, who assumed the position in May following Shinnosuke Abe’s resignation. Abe stepped down after being arrested on allegations that […] The post Former Yankees World Series MVP named manager of NPB’s Yomiuri Giants appeared first on ClutchPoints.