New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was heavily criticized after his team lost a close 3-2 against the Guardians in Cleveland.

Hideki Matsui broke the mold of Japanese baseball players moving to MLB when he arrived on the scene for the Yankees in 2003. He was not a light hitting outfielder or a pitcher with an unusual windup.

The New York Yankees went from convincing both Hideki Matsui and Masahiro Tanaka to sign with them to ... getting shunned on every other Japanese superstar since.

The Yankees aren’t sure why they keep striking out on Japanese stars years after they built a reputation as a good destination due to their signings of superstar slugger Hideki Matsui in 2003 ...

The New York Yankees host the San Francisco Giants for the first time this season today, April 11, 2025. Last year, the Bombers swept the set with a 3-0 scoreline.

Shohei Ohtani now stands alone ahead of Hideki Matsui on the list, and third place is held by Ichiro Suzuki. Matsui had a successful career with the Yankees, helping them win the World Series in ...

Along the way, Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to score a regular-season run at the Tokyo Dome since former New ...

Some other notable Yankees who have accomplished the feat once include such luminaries as Alex Rodriguez, Roger Maris, Joe Gordon, and Hideki Matsui, and Snuffy Stirnweiss, a three-time World ...