Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsuiis a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Japan and the United States. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 June 1974
CityIshikawa, Japan
champion chasing decided fear goals join might national reason states united
I have decided not to join up with the national squad. . . . The reason I decided to go to the United States was to try and become a world champion with the Yankees, and I fear that chasing two goals might get in the way of that dream.
pitch took
I took the pitch because I thought it was a ball.
barrel became difference felt good happy hit situation swing
It felt pretty good. I didn't hit it on the barrel but I got a pretty good swing on it. I feel pretty happy in a situation like that, to be able to come through with a hit like that. And it essentially became the difference in the game.
knee
My knee isn't that bad. It's actually improving.
aware hard pinpoint
You feel that something's not right, but it's hard to pinpoint it. You have to be really aware of every part of your swing.