Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday

Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan

Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday

Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday

Hideki Matsui's Retirement Press Conference

Hideki Matsui honored at Yankee Stadium after signing one-day contract, retiring - Newsday

Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui, right, participates in a ceremony retiring Derek Jeter's number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig Stock Photo - Alamy

Former New York Yankees Hideki Matsui (front, L) and his teammate Derek Jeter (front, R) pose with the Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front 2nd from R) and the Nippon Ham Fighters

Hideki Matsui retires from baseball, Athletics

Derek Jeter pens touching tribute to Mariano Rivera but doesn't mention that other Yankee Hall of Famer – New York Daily News

L-R) Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki (Yankees), FEBRUARY 21, 2014 - MLB : Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees guest instructor and Ichiro Suzuki during the Yankees spring training baseball camp at George

Ex-Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui retires - Newsday

Hideki Matsui Formally Retires with New York Yankees, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Former New York Yankees Hideki Matsui (front, L) and his teammate Derek Jeter (front, R) pose with the Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front 2nd from R) and the Nippon Ham Fighters

Former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui honored during 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan

Former New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, is seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP