I just heard on TV today that the Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui, who was recently chosen as the New York Yankees MVP (Most Valuable Player) in the World Series game that they just played not long ago, will be changing teams after playing for the Yankees for six years.
Once the 2010 professional baseball season starts, Matsui will begin his one year contract playing for the Los Angeles Angels baseball team…and will earn US $6.5 million (about JPY ¥583 million).
Hideki Matsui started his professional baseball career playing for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants baseball team from 1993 -2002.
He was given the nickname “Godzilla“…originally because of his bad skin complexion, but later it referred to his powerful batting.
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In 2003, he began playing for the New York Yankees of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in America.
Even in America, he was still called “Godzilla“…and he still batted powerfully!
Godzilla demolished his bat!
I guess New York Yankees fans are disappointed to see him leave for Los Angeles…possibly the same way Tokyo Giants fans felt when he left to play in America six years ago.
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