Matsui

松井選手がメジャー復帰初戦からやってくれました！4回に回ってきた二打席目，まさに完璧な当たりでした。connect for は以前ブログでも取り上げられていましたね。（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/A30/20110506/1304672304）MLB.comなど今後UPされる記事も楽しみにしたいと思います。（GP）
Hideki Matsui joins the Rays; homers in second at-bat
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Hideki Matsui homered in his second at-bat of the season after the Tampa Bay Rays purchased his contract earlier Tuesday from Triple-A Durham.

Kim Klement, US Presswire
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Hideki Matsui high fives teammates after hitting a 2-run home run in his first game since being recalled from Triple-A.
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Kim Klement, US Presswire
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Hideki Matsui high fives teammates after hitting a 2-run home run in his first game since being recalled from Triple-A.

BUY MLB TICKETS Sponsored LinksThe team announced the move before Tuesday night's game against the Chicago White Sox. Matsui was immediately inserted into manager Joe Maddon's lineup, batting sixth and starting in left field.

After hitting a fly to left in the second, Matsui connected for a long two-run homer to right during the fourth. It was his first home run since Sept. 19 against Texas while with Oakland.

"You'll see him in left field, you'll see him as a DH and you'll see him pinch hit," Maddon said. "I'm just really eager to have him here. A very classy kind of a guy."

Matsui, who turns 38 on June 12, played 13 games with Durham after signing a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on April 30. He hit .170 with four RBI for Durham, where he played in left field four times.

"Defensively, I didn't have any issues at all," Matsui said through a translator. "So, I think I was able to get some games in and get ready for this."