Triple Crown winner Matsunaka retires

Triple Crown winner Matsunaka retires

Triple Crown winner and two-time Pacific League MVP Nobuhiko Matsunaka wipes away tears during a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on March 1, 2016, when announcing his retirement as a baseball player. The 42-year-old slugger had been negotiating a tryout arrangement with a few clubs since the end of January but decided to end his 19-year career when no teams showed interest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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