Japan Baseball Star Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui, of Japan, reacts after striking out against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Phoenix, Thursday, March 10, 2011. (AP

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Japan Baseball Star Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics receives a trophy for hitting 500 career home runs Stock Photo - Alamy

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