Hideki Matsui becomes highest paid Japanese player in baseball

Maybe it’s just me, but did Hideki Matsui really earn a four year 52 million dollar contract? The contract makes him the highest paid Japanese baseball player in the major leagues. He had some fine statistics last year, but that much money?

Photo Credit: Jason DeCrow

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