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Hideki Matsui | Outfielder

Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Age / DOB:  (38) / 6/12/1974
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 210
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
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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. Thu, Dec 27, 2012 01:10:00 PM

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Career Stats
YearTMGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
2003NYY1636231794211610682638622.287.353.435.788
2004NYY162584174342311081098810330.298.390.522.912
2005NYY16262919245323116108637822.305.367.496.863
2006NYY51172529082932272310.302.393.494.887
2007NYY14354715628425103100737342.285.367.488.855
2008NYY933379917094543384700.294.370.424.795
2009NYY142456125211289062647501.274.367.509.876
2010ANA145482132241218455679801.274.361.459.820
2011OAK141517130280127258568411.251.321.375.696
2012TB3495141027782200.147.214.221.435
Career Totals:12364442125324912175760656547689139.282.360.462.822

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Jose Molina
2Jose Lobaton
1B1James Loney
2B1Kelly Johnson
2Sean Rodriguez
SS1Yunel Escobar
3B1Evan Longoria
LF1Matt Joyce
2Sam Fuld
CF1Desmond Jennings
RF1Ben Zobrist
DH1Luke Scott
2Ryan Roberts
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1David Price
2Jeremy Hellickson
3Matt Moore
4Alex Cobb
5Roberto Hernandez
6Jake Odorizzi
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Fernando Rodney
2Joel Peralta
3Kyle Farnsworth
4Jake McGee
5Cesar Ramos
6Jamey Wright
7Brandon Gomes
8Josh Lueke
9Jeff Niemann
10Juan Carlos Oviedo