Back كازو ماتسوي Arabic كازو ماتسوى ARZ Kazuo Matsui Italian 松井稼頭央 Japanese 마쓰이 가즈오 Korean Kazuo Matsui Malay Kazuo Matsui SIMPLE 松井稼頭央 Chinese
| Kazuo Matsui 松井 稼頭央 | |||||||||||||||
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 Matsui with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 77 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder / Outfielder / Coach / Manager | |||||||||||||||
| Born: October 23, 1975 Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: April 5, 1995, for the Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 6, 2004, for the New York Mets | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: May 18, 2010, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: October 6, 2018, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .291 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 2,090 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 201 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 837 | ||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 363 | ||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .267 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 615 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 211 | ||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 102 | ||||||||||||||
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As player
As coach As Manager
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Kazuo Matsui (松井 稼頭央, Matsui Kazuo, born October 23, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played as a shortstop and is the current manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He is a switch-hitter.[1]
Matsui signed with the New York Mets on December 17, 2003, becoming the first Japanese infielder to sign with a Major League Baseball team.[2]
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (June 26, 2004). "There's No Relation, but Matsuis Can Relate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: Official Info" (Press release). Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.