K. Matsui hopes for E., W. coast team

K. Matsui hopes for E., W. coast team

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent baseball player Kazuo Matsui poses with his newly published biography at his home in Tokyo on Nov. 29 during a pres conference. Matsui, who recently declared free agency from the Seibu Lions, said he prefers to play for a major league team on the east or west coast of North America as either region would be a comfortable environment for his family.

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