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Name	Team	Age
Hidecki Matsui	Retired (1994, Age 35)	70
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 35 (1981)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	6 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	D+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	3/16/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (94.5 %)	C  (39.9 %)	F  (3.2 %)

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Year	League	Award
1986	AL	Gold Glove (RF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1994-11-01	Hidecki Matsui has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1994-09-05	The Detroit Derbys have waived Hidecki Matsui.
1994-08-30	The Detroit Derbys have designated Hidecki Matsui for assignment.
1994-08-24	The Detroit Derbys have promoted Hidecki Matsui to the major league team.
1994-08-24	The Detroit Derbys have acquired Hidecki Matsui from the waiver wire.
1994-05-05	The Miami Sunshine have waived Hidecki Matsui.
1994-04-30	The Miami Sunshine have promoted Glenn Nicholas to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have designated Hidecki Matsui for assignment.
1994-04-15	The Miami Sunshine have promoted Hidecki Matsui to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have designated Rafael Poland for assignment.
1994-04-14	The Miami Sunshine have acquired Hidecki Matsui from the waiver wire.
1994-04-10	The Miami Sunshine have waived Hidecki Matsui.
1994-04-06	The Miami Sunshine have designated Hidecki Matsui for assignment.
1993-03-07	The Miami Sunshine have promoted Mike Hammer to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have promoted Hidecki Matsui to the major league team.
1993-03-07	The Miami Sunshine have acquired Hidecki Matsui from the waiver wire.
1992-08-16	The Minnesota Twerps have waived Hidecki Matsui.
1992-04-01	The Minnesota Twerps have promoted Jack Bauer to the major league team. The Minnesota Twerps have designated Hidecki Matsui for assignment.
1991-04-21	The Minnesota Twerps have promoted Hidecki Matsui to the major league team. The Minnesota Twerps have sent John Moses to the minors.
1991-03-05	The Minnesota Twerps have renamed Norichika Aoki to Hidecki Matsui.
1990-04-01	The Minnesota Twerps have promoted Roy Granger to the major league team. The Minnesota Twerps have promoted Jim Otero to the major league team. The Minnesota Twerps have designated Ron Hassey for assignment. The Minnesota Twerps have designated Norichika Aoki for assignment.
1989-09-04	The Minnesota Twerps have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team.
1989-08-23	The Minnesota Twerps have acquired Norichika Aoki from the waiver wire.
1989-08-19	The Cleveland Clout have waived Norichika Aoki.
1988-11-01	The Cleveland Clout have designated Norichika Aoki for assignment.
1988-09-02	The Cleveland Clout have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team.
1988-07-23	The Cleveland Clout have designated Norichika Aoki for assignment.
1988-06-28	The Cleveland Clout have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team.
1988-05-29	The Cleveland Clout have acquired Norichika Aoki from the waiver wire.
1988-04-18	The Baltimore Crushers have waived Norichika Aoki.
1988-04-11	The Baltimore Crushers have designated Norichika Aoki for assignment. The Baltimore Crushers have promoted Ken Blott to the major league team.
1986-03-01	The Boston Gladiators have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team. The Boston Gladiators have sent Bobby Doscher to the minors.
1986-03-01	The Boston Gladiators have promoted Dave Cruz to the major league team. The Boston Gladiators have sent Norichika Aoki to the minors.
1985-08-16	Norichika Aoki of the Boston Lionhearts is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1985-05-25	Norichika Aoki of the Boston Lionhearts is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1984-09-19	The Boston Lionhearts have sent Clarence Tellmann to the minors. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted George Edwards to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Frankie Walker to the major league team. The Boston Lionhearts have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team.
1984-09-19	The Boston Lionhearts have acquired Norichika Aoki from the waiver wire.
1984-06-06	The Chicago Zephyrs have waived Norichika Aoki.
1984-05-22	The Chicago Zephyrs have sent Norichika Aoki to the minors.
1984-04-30	The Chicago Zephyrs have promoted Norichika Aoki to the major league team.
1984-04-30	The Chicago Zephyrs have acquired Norichika Aoki from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01	The Houston Berrybashers have waived Norichika Aoki.
1983-06-10	The Houston Berrybashers have acquired Norichika Aoki from the waiver wire.
1983-04-04	The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Norichika Aoki.
1983-03-07	The Milwaukee Brewers have renamed Joe Gunning to Norichika Aoki.
1982-07-23	The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted Art Mejia to the major league team. The San Francisco Lobsters have sent Joe Gunning to the minors.
1982-06-18	The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted Joe Gunning to the major league team. The San Francisco Lobsters have sent Varney Borowski to the minors.
1982-06-15	The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the major league team. The San Francisco Lobsters have sent Joe Gunning to the minors.
1982-04-01	The San Francisco Lobsters have sent Ralph Dyer to the minors. The San Francisco Lobsters have designated Claire Oliver for assignment. The San Francisco Lobsters have designated Jesus Llenas for assignment. The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted George Branca to the major league team. The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted Lynn Higbee to the major league team. The San Francisco Lobsters have promoted Joe Gunning to the major league team.