Hideki Matsui retiring after 10-yr MLB career
Hideki Matsui - OF - Tampa Bay Rays
Dec. 27, 2012 - 1:45 PM ET
Hideki Matsui has decided to retire from baseball.
Matsui will make things official soon with a press conference in New York. The 38-year-old drew free agent interest this winter from a couple of big league teams but decided against returning for an 11th MLB season. He wound up batting .282/.360/.462 with 175 home runs and 176 RBI over 1,236 total games here in the states.
Source: Daigo Fujiwara on Twitter