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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2009 photo, New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui(notes), right, of Japan, is greeted by his teammates after he scored on Jorge Posada's(notes) two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the third inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract worth about $6.5 million, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, because the contract was not yet final.