IN 2009! Hideki Matsui absolutely CRUSHED a two-run homer in Game 6 to help seal the World Series for the Yankees! Godzilla was UNSTOPPABLE! 👑 #RedSox #WorldSeries #Yankees #fblifestyle | MLB Throwbacks

On this date in 2002, the Yankees signed Hideki Matsui out of Japan to a three-year, $21M contract. He’d go on to hit 140 home runs in pinstripes while slashing .292/.370/.482 over seven seasons in New York (he re-upped on a 4-year/$52M contract prior to 2006). Most notably, Matsui was named World Series MVP after hitting .615 with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 2009 helping the Yankees beat the Phillies in six games. Here are some of his best moments | Yankees Avenue