(2)Matsui makes major league debut

TORONTO, Canada - New York Yankees' fans hold up a Japanese national flag and a board at Toronto's SkyDome on March 31, the same day the team's outfielder Hideki Matsui made his major league debut in the season opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. (MLB)

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