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Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday
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Mariano Rivera (Yankees), SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 - MLB : Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans as Hideki Matsui (2nd L) watches him during his retirement ceremony before the Major
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Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan
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After Surgery, Matsui Apologizes for Injury - The New York Times
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L-R) Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki (Yankees), FEBRUARY 21, 2014 - MLB : Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees guest instructor and Ichiro Suzuki during the Yankees spring training baseball camp at George
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Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday
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Mariano Rivera (Yankees), SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 - MLB : Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans as Hideki Matsui (2nd L) watches him during his retirement ceremony before the Major
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Hideki Matsui's Retirement Press Conference
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Hideki Matsui retirement: A Pinstriped Bible tribute - Pinstripe Alley
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Mariano Rivera's number retired by Yankees - Newsday
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Hideki Matsui re-signs with Yankees, then retires
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Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP
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Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday
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Derek Jeter's No. 2 officially retired by Yankees - Newsday