Over a 16-year career with the Expos, Angels, Rangers and Orioles ... missing a unanimous selection by one vote after paving ...

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels ... preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after ...

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday ... pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki ...

from Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui to Kei Igawa, Hiroki Kuroda and Masahiro Tanaka. But since Tanaka came to the Bronx in 2014, the Yankees haven't been able to land a Japanese player of any ...

The Mets also had serious interest in Ichiro, as did the Dodgers and Angels. In the end ... hitters making the leap -- hitters like Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki, and, yes, Ohtani -- did so with ...

Sal doesn’t see it as a knock on the Yanks, but it does show that the days of Hideki Matsui and Masahiro Tanaka are over, as the Bombers are now underdogs with the best players from Japan ...

It wasn't all that long ago that New York was the go-to destination for Japanese stars looking to make the jump to the Majors, from Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui to Kei Igawa, Hiroki Kuroda and ...

Hideki Matsui, known as "Godzilla," wore 55 during his time with ... firmly cementing his place as a fan favourite before departing for the Los Angeles Angels. In American football, Hall of Famer ...

Angels (5 players; 35.8 fWAR) Key players: Shohei Ohtani, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Hideki Matsui Five Japanese-born ballplayers have suited up for the Angels in their history. Of those five, four have ...