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Hideki Matsui Cards & Plaques

A World Series MVP and Yankees ’55 — for the pinstripes fan.

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Japanese Legends Plaque 8 Cards Ohtani Matsui Ichiro Darvish Tanaka Nomo

Career snapshot

2009 World Series MVP. 2× MLB All-Star. 7 NPB seasons (Yomiuri Giants) before MLB. Combined 2,640+ professional hits across two leagues. Played 7 of his 10 MLB seasons with the Yankees.

Accolades

★ 2009 World Series MVP (Yankees over Phillies)

★ 2× MLB All-Star

★ Signed with Yankees from Yomiuri Giants in December 2002

★ 10 MLB seasons (7 with the Yankees)

★ 1,250+ MLB hits, 332 combined NPB/MLB home runs

★ 2,640+ combined professional hits

★ 3× NPB MVP before crossing over to MLB

★ One of the most decorated Japanese imports in MLB history

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Japanese Legends Plaque 8 Cards Ohtani Matsui Ichiro Darvish Tanaka Nomo
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Japanese Legends Plaque 8 Cards Ohtani Matsui Ichiro Darvish Tanaka Nomo

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The card collector's view

The cornerstone is the 2003 Topps Chrome RC Refractor #221 — RC chase card with Japanese collector demand baked in. The 2003 Bowman Chrome Refractor RC is a premium variant. 2003 Topps All-Star Rookie Trophy offers a popular subset card. Modern Yankees fans hunt his 2009 World Series MVP parallels and Topps Heritage retro autographs from Japan-themed sets.

About Hideki Matsui Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Godzilla. Hideki Matsui arrived from the Yomiuri Giants in 2003 as one of Japan's biggest baseball stars and put together ten MLB seasons of consistent excellence — most of them in pinstripes. Two All-Star nods. The 2009 World Series MVP after batting .615 in the Fall Classic against the Phillies. He had over 1,250 hits in MLB and another 1,390+ in Japan before that. The Yankees retired his number 55. One of the most beloved Japanese imports in MLB history.

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