Matsui returns to Japan ahead of ceremony

NARITA, Japan - Former professional baseball player Hideki Matsui (R) is greeted by fans at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on May 3, 2013, after his arrival from the United States. Matsui returned to Japan to attend a retirement ceremony to be given by his first pro club, the Yomiuri Giants, at Tokyo Dome on May 5, when he will also receive the People's Honor Award along with his first pro manager and Japan Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima.

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