Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui is to throw the ceremonial first ... the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB. Before moving to the United States, he was a three-time Japanese ...

The Atlanta Braves travel to George M. Steinbrenner field in Tampa, Florida for a three-game series against the Rays. Atlanta is coming off a dramatic walk-off win against NL East rival Phillies.

As for the Rays, the team still owns the bottom cellar ... He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation ...