The San Diego Padres have turned to Japan to reinforce the bullpen. The Padres have signed longtime Rakuten Golden Eagles closer Yuki Matsui to a five-year contract, the team announced Saturday.

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani continues to amaze. The major leagues' home run leader launched his 32nd of the season Wednesday off Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. What made this ...

At 5-foot-8, Yuki Matsui figures to be among the shortest pitchers in the major leagues. “It's a very a clean delivery. Good mechanics. I think pitchers come in all shape and sizes,” San Diego general ...

Matsui allowed two runs on four hits without retiring a batter in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh. Matsui entered with one out in the seventh inning with San Diego down 3-0. The southpaw gave up four ...

Shohei Ohtani’s seemingly out-of-the-blue marriage brought back some fun memories of when former Yankees great Hideki Matsui stunned Derek Jeter and his other teammates with his nuptials. On Thursday, ...

Hideki Matsui, so popular in Japan that his childhood house is now a museum, never infuriated his home country more than when he didn’t play in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. With the 2009 WBC on ...

Hideki Matsui has absolutely crushed the ball all season long for the Yankees, and he has continued to do that in the postseason. So far, he has produced a line of .278/.422/.472 with two home runs ...

NAGOYA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 14: Pitcher Yuki Matsui #24 of Japan throws in the top of 9th inning during the game five between Japan and MLB All Stars at Nagoya Dome on November 14, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, ...