2003 – Kazuo Matsui, a Japanese seven-time All-Star shortstop, agrees to a three-year $20.1-million deal with the Mets. Twenty-eight-year-old “Little” Matsui hit .305 with 33 home runs while driving in 84 runs last season with the Seibu Lions.

 

On ,December 9 2003 — 2003 – Kazuo Matsui, a Japanese seven-time All-Star shortstop, agrees to a three-year $20.1-million deal with the Mets. Twenty-eight-year-old “Little” Matsui hit .305 with 33 home runs while driving in 84 runs last season with the Seibu Lions.

 


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