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Yankees' Matsui donates 50 mil. yen for tsunami victims

KANAZAWA, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) hands a check worth 50 million yen to Fumio Hirata, mayor of his hometown Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6. Matsui donated the money to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help victims of the tsunami disaster in southern Asia.

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(4)Ichiro, Matsui, Hasegawa picked for MLB All-Star game

NEAGARI, Japan - People visit the Hideki Matsui Baseball Hall in his hometown of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 7. The New York Yankees outfielder has been picked in the American League for the Major League Baseball All-Star game July 15 in Chicago. (MLB)

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Matsui's grand slam memorial ball displayed in hometown

NEAGARI, Japan - The baseball which New York Yankees rookie Hideki Matsui hit for a grand slam in his home stadium debut on April 8 is displayed at the Matsui baseball hall in his hometown of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 16. It was his first home run in the major leagues. (MLB)

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Matsui's parents delighted with his major league debut

NEAGARI, Japan - The parents of New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui -- Saeko (L) and Masao -- speak to reporters in front of their house in the town of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 1 about their son's major league debut. (MLB)

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Yomiuri's Matsui to mull majors after 2002 season

NEAGARI, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui, winner of the 2001 Central League batting title, shakes hands with a junior baseball player on Jan. 5 at a town cultural hall in Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture. Speaking at an annual event held in his hometown, Matsui said he will consider a career in the U.S. major leagues once the 2002 season is finished. Matsui recently signed a one-year contract worth 610 million yen with the Giants, making him the best-paid player in Japanese baseball history.

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Mori appeals for election support in hometown

KANAZAWA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori appeals for support in his hometown of Neagari in Ishikawa Prefecture on June 10 for the coming general election. After the House of Representatives was dissolved June 2, the official campaign will start June 13 for the June 25 poll.

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Yomiuri's Matsui to mull majors after 2002 season

NEAGARI, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui, winner of the 2001 Central League batting title, shakes hands with a junior baseball player on Jan. 5 at a town cultural hall in Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture. Speaking at an annual event held in his hometown, Matsui said he will consider a career in the U.S. major leagues once the 2002 season is finished. Matsui recently signed a one-year contract worth 610 million yen with the Giants, making him the best-paid player in Japanese baseball history.

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Yankees' Matsui donates 50 mil. yen for tsunami victims

KANAZAWA, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) hands a check worth 50 million yen to Fumio Hirata, mayor of his hometown Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6. Matsui donated the money to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help victims of the tsunami disaster in southern Asia. (Kyodo)

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(4)Ichiro, Matsui, Hasegawa picked for MLB All-Star game

NEAGARI, Japan - People visit the Hideki Matsui Baseball Hall in his hometown of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 7. The New York Yankees outfielder has been picked in the American League for the Major League Baseball All-Star game July 15 in Chicago. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Matsui's grand slam memorial ball displayed in hometown

NEAGARI, Japan - The baseball which New York Yankees rookie Hideki Matsui hit for a grand slam in his home stadium debut on April 8 is displayed at the Matsui baseball hall in his hometown of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 16. It was his first home run in the major leagues. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Matsui's parents delighted with his major league debut

NEAGARI, Japan - The parents of New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui -- Saeko (L) and Masao -- speak to reporters in front of their house in the town of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 1 about their son's major league debut. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Mori appeals for election support in hometown

KANAZAWA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori appeals for support in his hometown of Neagari in Ishikawa Prefecture on June 10 for the coming general election. After the House of Representatives was dissolved June 2, the official campaign will start June 13 for the June 25 poll.