May 15
Joe Smith, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports New York Yankees OF Hideki Matsui was given the day off Thursday, May 15.
May 14
LF Hideki Matsui hit his fifth home run of the season against Troy Percival. He leads the Yankees in batting with a .319 average.
May 14
Matsui hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning Tuesday against the Rays, but the Yankees went on to lose 2-1 in 11.
Advice: Matsui' homer was his first since April 15, a stretch of 57 at-bats. He's just 2-for-16 (.125) in his last four games after batting .365 (23-for-63) during a 17-game hitting streak.