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| Above, Hideki Matsui and his namesake in a Kirin Fire ad. |
Godzilla is retiring and has returned to Tokyo for a retirement ceremony set for Sunday.
The Japan Times reported:
Hideki Matsui returned to Japan on Friday for the first time since December, when he announced he was retiring from baseball after a 20-year career in Japan and in the majors.
The 38-year-old Matsui will be given a retirement ceremony by his first pro club, the Yomiuri Giants, at Tokyo Dome on Sunday afternoon, when he will receive the People’s Honor Award along with his first pro manager and Japan Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima.
Matsui hit 507 career home runs, 332 in Nippon Professional Baseball and 175 in the majors with the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays.
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| Above, yours truly in Toho International's conference room in Tokyo. Note the two Matsui Godzilla jerseys hanging in the background. |
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