{"id":3713,"date":"2024-09-24T07:41:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2024-09-24T07:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:41:30","slug":"yankees-fans-go-nuts-after-hideki-matsui-homers-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3713","title":{"rendered":"Yankees fans go nuts after Hideki Matsui homers at 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Hideki Matsui homering off a high school girls all-star team sent fans into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NY-fans-go-nuts-after-Hideki-Matsui-homers-at-50.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"A recent photo of Hideki Matsui in foreground ... Matsui from his playing days swinging the bat in a Yankees jersey with Yankee Stadium in background\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Godzilla&#8217;s still got it. Video has surfaced on X of former\u00a0Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui\u00a0blasting a home run at age 50, and New York fans are losing their minds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Behold,\u00a0that classic stance and swing that sent 175 balls into the seats during his 10-year MLB career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hideki Matsui, now 50 years old, hits a home run at the Tokyo Dome <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsCfMdQkoO\">pic.twitter.com\/XsCfMdQkoO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snyyankees\/status\/1838206892000133378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can almost\u00a0hear John Sterling\u00a0exclaim, \u201ca thrilla from Godzilla!\u201d as Matsui&#8217;s shot lands in the right-centerfield seats, which are completely empty except for a marching band for some reason.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Matsui&#8217;s former team headed\u00a0back to the MLB postseason\u00a0and seeking its first championship since he was World Series MVP in 2009, Yankees fans began fantasizing about a\u00a0late-season infusion\u00a0of offense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full items-center justify-center px-5\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme tweet-container_root__0rJLq\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article__0ERPK\">\n<div class=\"tweet-header_header__CXzdi\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattC_SellsNj\/status\/1838215558757491084<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Similar sentiments littered the replies, from \u201cYankees\u00a0need to sign him\u201d to \u201cCan he play LF? Or DH? I think we got a spot for this\u00a0playoff legend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans might want to pump the brakes, however. If you notice, it took the 50-year-old Matsui quite a long time to round the bases, and he didn&#8217;t look too comfortable in the process, as other Yankees fans humorously noted.<\/p>\n<p>One fan also gave some\u00a0needed context: Matsui was facing nothing close to professional pitching. The game was part of an annual charity exhibition between baseball stars and a high school girls all-star team. Its goal is to develop women&#8217;s participation in baseball in Japan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Matsui wasn&#8217;t the only former Yankee in the game. Ichiro Suzuki, the Seattle Mariners legend who played 2\u00bd seasons in New York, could be seen celebrating Matsui&#8217;s home run in the dugout. One fan\u00a0even posted\u00a0a pair of pictures of Matsui and Ichiro embracing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full items-center justify-center px-5\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme tweet-container_root__0rJLq\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article__0ERPK\">\n<div class=\"tweet-header_header__CXzdi\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMDNFT\/status\/1838229051544404126<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Though best known for his days patrolling the outfield,\u00a0Ichiro pitched\u00a0the first inning for his team,\u00a0giving up three runs\u00a0to the high school all-stars, according to the Kyodo News. The outlet reports 28,000 fans attended the game at the Tokyo Dome. Former Red Sox and Mets pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka also played.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Yankees fans vent their frustrations with Alex Verdugo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3045003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3045003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3045003\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alex-Verdugo-Yankees.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"New York Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo (24) watches from the dugout during the bottom of the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">It should come as no surprise that Yankees fans used the Matsui video to air their grievances about the current New York roster. Naturally,\u00a0Alex Verdugo caught his share of strays.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Yankees outfielder&#8217;s recent hot streak has evaporated in the past week-plus as he finds himself in a 2-for-19 skid. His season-long numbers don&#8217;t present much hope, either. He&#8217;s batting just .233 with an OPS+ of 82 and a sub-.300 OBP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen enough\u00a0put him on the roster over Verdugo in the playoffs,\u201d or variations of that thought were common among Yankees fans after watching the Matsui home run.<\/p>\n<p>In Verdugo&#8217;s defense, it helps that Matsui had one of the most memorable World Series performances in recent memory. He hit .615 in the 2009 Fall Classic against the Phillies with three home runs and eight RBIs in only 14 plate appearances. He did not start any of the three World Series games in Philadelphia as he had been relegated to a DH-only role by then, his age 35 season.<\/p>\n<p>It makes Matsui even more of a New York legend. With October coming, Yankees fans just hope another legend will surface.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hideki Matsui homering off a high school girls all-star team sent fans into a frenzy. Godzilla&#8217;s still got it. 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