(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) Hideki Matsui is currently recovering from left knee surgery. This will prevent him from playing for Japan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The tournament will begin in ...

Hideki Matsui announced his retirement Thursday. ... We often say there will never be another Derek Jeter or another Mariano Rivera. He's not in same Hall of Fame level as those two, ...

If Mariano Rivera were a position player, he would be Hideki Matsui. The fans roared again as Matsui came to the plate. Rivera fired his seventh cutter of the day, jamming the left-handed hitter.

The Yankees had a special guest on hand for their ring ceremony Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't Yogi Berra, it wasn't Whitey Ford, and it wasn't George Steinbrenner—although they were all there ...

New York Yankees, from left, manager Joe Torre, Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and closer Mariano Rivera gesture to photographers during a press conference at Tokyo Dome Saturday ...

Masahiro Tanaka, like Hideki Matsui 11 years earlier, ... Andy Pettitte’s solid start and Mariano Rivera’s save helped the Yankees win their opening game at the Stadium.

Hideki Matsui seems to be enjoying his life after professional baseball. ... His teammates are no longer legends like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, instead playing with bankers, ...

New York Yankees, from left, manager Joe Torre, Hideki Matsui, ... Mariano Rivera records his 600th career save in a 3-2 Yankees win over the Mariners in Seattle on Sept. 13, 2011.