MVP winner Matsui waves to Giants fans

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants player Hideki Matsui, winner of the MVP honors for the Japan Series, waves his hat to spectators at the Tokyo Dome on Oct. 28 as his team won its first series championship since 1994.

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