Papa Matsui happy with son's joining Angels

Papa Matsui happy with son's joining Angels

KANAZAWA, Japan - Masao Matsui, the father of slugger Hideki Matsui, is photographed at Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2009. Masao said his son should be ''delighted'' to play for his new club, the Los Angeles Angels, wearing his signature number, 55.

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