The Japan’s most heralded player, 28 year-old outfield slugger Hideki Matsui (.334, 50, 107) reaches a preliminary agreement with the Yankees on a $21 million, three-year contract. ‘Godzilla’, the three-time Most Valuable Player of Japan’s Central League, rejected the Yomiuri Giants’ $33 million, four-year offer, opting to play for Bronx Bombers.

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On December 12, 2002 — The Japan’s most heralded player, 28 year-old outfield slugger Hideki Matsui (.334, 50, 107) reaches a preliminary agreement with the Yankees on a $21 million, three-year contract. ‘Godzilla’, the three-time Most Valuable Player of Japan’s Central League, rejected the Yomiuri Giants’ $33 million, four-year offer, opting to play for Bronx Bombers.

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