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

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

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.

Athletics News / Pinstripe Alley / June 12

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Nearly everyone who makes their big-league debut with the Yankees arrives at square one. Whether a heralded prospect or an expected placeholder, a future Hall of Famer or a one-and-done, everything accomplished in the lower rungs of pro ball takes a back seat as one begins their MLB journey.

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