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There are a lot of people not to care about these.After hitting a fly to left in the second inning, Matsui connected for a long two-run homer to right during the fourth against White Sox starter Philip Humber. It was Matsui’s first home run since Sept. 19 against the Texas Rangers while with the Oakland Athletics.

“You’ll see him in left field, you’ll see him as a DH and you’ll see him pinch hit,” Maddon said. “I’m just really eager to have him here. A very classy kind of a guy.”cheap baseball jerseys

Matsui, who will turn 38 on June 12, played 13 games with Durham after signing a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on April 30. He hit .170 with four RBI for Durham, where he played in left field four times. “Defensively, I didn’t have any issues at all,” Matsui said through a translator. “So, I think I was able to get some games in and get ready for this.”wholesale jersey

Matsui has played nine seasons in the major leagues, with the New York Yankees (2003-09), Los Angeles Angels (2010) and the Athletics (2011), following a 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Central League.