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Mariano Rivera (Yankees), SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 - MLB : Mariano
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Hideki Matsui Designated for Assignment by Tampa Bay Rays
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Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday
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L-R) Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui (Yankees), FEBRUARY 20, 2014
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Hideki Matsui to announce retirement - Pinstripe Alley
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Matsui signs one-day contract, retires a Yank
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Hideki Matsui re-signs with, then retires with Yankees
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Former New York Yankees Hideki Matsui (front, L) and his teammate
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Colon, Yankees hold off A's, 7-5 - Newsday
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Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during
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Hideki Matsui makes his Old-Timers' Day debut at Yankee Stadium
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L-R) Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki (Yankees), FEBRUARY 21, 2014
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Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday