Kurt Suzuki starts a day after ankle sprain
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:12:01 -0700

Milestone awaits: Once again, designated hitter Hideki Matsui did not record his first hit with Oakland - leaving him at 2499 for his professional career in Japan and the major leagues. Matsui's teammates are impressed with the pending achievement. ...

Baseball: Matsui hits 1st homer with A's, Fukudome injured
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:07:17 -0700

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Minnesota (Kyodo) -- Hideki Matsui hit his first home run of the season with Oakland on Sunday as the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3. His solo blast to right-center field off Scott Baker was reported as about 398 ...

Athletics-Twins Runs
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:47:48 -0700

Matsui flied out to center fielder Span. Twins eighth. Thome struck out. Valencia infield single to third. L.Hughes lined out to left fielder Willingham. Kubel pinch-hitting for A.Casilla. Kubel singled to right, Valencia to third. ...

Josh Willingham hopes to hit winning notes in Oakland
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:08:43 -0700

Already blessed with one of the best young pitching staffs in the game, the A's focused largely on offense this winter, importing not only Willingham, but outfielder David De Jesus and designated hitter Hideki Matsui as well. Willingham will bat cleanup ...

Twins breathe sigh of relief
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:36:52 -0700

The left-handed Hughes came in to face designated hitter Hideki Matsui . Hughes won that battle, getting Matsui to strike out swinging at an 89 mph fastball. Four pitches later, Hughes and the Twins were out of the jam after Kurt Suzuki flew out to ...

Oakland Athletics: What to Take from the Minnesota Twins Series
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:13:36 -0700

The offense "exploded& quot; in the Sunday finale as Hideki Matsui and Josh Willingham homered en route to a 5-3 win on the day, and the A's first series win of the year. The day saw Brandon Mc Carthy pitch a masterful 7.1 innings with five strikeouts. ...

Hideki Matsui gets 3 hits off Barry Zito
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:09:51 -0700

With the season about to get going for real, Hideki Matsui is coming alive. Bob Geren, the A's manager, thought the team's new designated hitter had enjoyed his best batting practice of the spring Monday night. One of the Japanese reporters who follows ...

Rockies Mailbag: Door revolves at second base
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:10:39 -0700

Kaz Matsui will be remembered forever as a key component of the 2007 World Series team. He appeared as a long-term answer until he took $16.5 million from the Astros. The Rockies were proven right in passing on that figure as Matsui never had another ...

A's update: Matsui gives countryman Tsuyoshi Nishioka encouragement
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:22:03 -0700

By Joe Stiglich minneapolis -- A's designated hitter Hideki Matsui provided a nice moment Friday for Minnesota Twins second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who is missing the chance to play against his countryman because of a broken leg. ...

All-Star Cahill named A's Opening Night starter
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:17:17 -0700

Designated hitter Hideki Matsui made his first appearance of the spring as an outfielder, but didn't see much action. Trevor Cahill didn't make his first start for Oakland last year until late April. This year, he's going April 1. ...

Matsui homers to right to open the scoring
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:50:53 -0700

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A's opening opponent provides cautionary tale about high expectations
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:43:06 -0700

Can Matsui , the new designated hitter who hit .169 with one homer and two RBIs in 65 spring at-bats, find a groove now that the regular season is here? He's a key to any revival the A's will have offensively after they finished 11th out of 14 AL teams ...

Hideki Matsui's lack of production in spring training no cause for alarm for ...
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:03:59 -0700

By Joe Stiglich PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 15: Hideki Matsui #55 of the Oakland Athletics during the spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on March 15, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Gett y ...

A's camp report: There's now hitting to go with arms
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:10:48 -0700

In searching the scrap yards to add horsepower, A's maestro Billy Beane added outfielders David De Jesus, Josh Willingham and Hideki Matsui over the winter. "The big thing was, we had to add offense and we definitely did not want to sacrifice defense," ...

Cerritos Center's Season Includes Keiko Matsui , Yamato
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:05:37 -0700

The Great Performers series includes keyboardist Keiko Matsui and saxophonist Kirk Whalum on Friday, Aug. 12, at 8 pm Tickets: $68, $55, $45, $35. Matsui dazzled on Billboard's jazz charts with the albums Sapphire, Dream Walk and Deep Blue. ...

A Suzuki-Suzuki- Matsui trifecta on Heritage Day
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:29:10 -0700

On Japanese Heritage Day, Ichiro Suzuki gloved Kurt Suzuki's flyball in right field and threw out Hideki Matsui at third base. "Three Japanese in one play. Who would've ever thought?" said Kurt Suzuki, flashing a postgame smile. "We're in MLB now, ...

Injured relievers Breslow, Devine make progress
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:51:04 -0700

The game will be a part of Japanese Heritage Day, when Oakland's Hideki Matsui and Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki -- Japan's two most-celebrated current players -- will take the field. The benefit game will feature pregame ceremonies and entertainment, ...

Congresswoman Matsui applauds selection of Sacramento for inaugural ...
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:49:39 -0700

Sacramento, CA Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), who has represented the US House of Representatives on the Smithsonian Board of Regents since 2007, applauded the selection of the Sacramento Public Library as the inaugural host site for ...

Merced College Devils pay visit to pro alums in Oakland
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:08:39 -0700

The Blue Devils had received the Matsui T-shirts as a free giveaway when they attended last Sunday's Oakland A's game against the Seattle Mariners. As an act of solidarity, the team decided to wear the shirts at practice on Monday. ...

Bargain baseball: Teams offer deals to draw fans
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:01:35 -0700

By Julie Jacobson, The Associated Press In this July 20, 2010 file photo, then, Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui signs autographs for fans before a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Matsui's former team, at Yankee Stadium. ...