Now, after around 16 years, the MLB community has once again encountered a similar incident with another Japanese phenom, Shohei Ohtani. Read More: From Hideki Matsui to Masahiro Tanaka ...

Add Hideki Matsuyama to the list of players to have their names mispronounced, misidentified or flat-out butchered by a first-tee announcer. The world No. 5 was announced as “Hideekee Matsumoola” ...

A day after Ohtani pitched seven innings to beat Boston, he broke Hideki Matsui's record with his solo shot to right off Eduardo Rodríguez (6-5), putting the Angels ahead to stay in the fifth inning.

Now MLB rosters are loaded with international ... more standout seasons to wrap up his professional career. 5. OF Hideki Matsui (2003-12)6 of 10 Stats: 1,236 G, 118 OPS+, .282/.

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees ... but Suzuki opened the doors to a wave of players that would change MLB forever. Before Suzuki, there were good players ...

The trio of Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, and Gary Sheffield each hit over 30 home runs. Perhaps it's fitting they were the first team ever to squander a 3-0 lead in the ALCS. 23 of 25 ...

Everyone else will be at the Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, Calif., to try and knock Hideki Matsuyama off the No. 1 spot on the money list, where he’s reigned since winning The Sentry ...

As the first prominent Japanese position player to have success at the major league level, Suzuki paved the way for future MLB stars like Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka ...

The final results were unveiled Tuesday on MLB Network, with at least 75 percent ... for fellow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui to make the jump to the majors.

Everyone else will be at the Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, Calif., to try and knock Hideki Matsuyama off the No. 1 spot ...