Baseball: Japanese Hall of Famer Matsui honored in Yankees' pre-game event

Former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui attended a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on Monday, celebrating becoming the youngest player inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame early this year.Before a game against the Chicago White Sox, Matsui entered the field to a big applause and was presented with memorial sterling silver cuff links by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman."I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for congratulating me at Yankee Stadium, even though I'm entering the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame," Matsui said. "I'm praying that the Yankees win in the p…READ FULL ARTICLE