After he got married. He went into a slump for a while. Rumor had it that the Swedish model was sapping all of his strength. So if the Yankees tank this year you will know why:
SURPRISE, Arizona – New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui will marry a 25-year-old former company worker, it has been learned.
Matsui plans to announce the details of his marriage at a news conference later Thursday in Tampa, Florida, where the Yankees are having their spring training camp.
“My apologies for the sudden announcements, but I, Hideki Matsui, am planning to marry. I have decided on the woman I want to continue my trip through life with together. I’d like to give the minor details in my own words myself later,” Matsui said in a statement released through his ball club.
Matsui was a three-time MVP during his time in Nippon Pro Baseball, when he played for the Yomiuri Giants in the Central League. He moved to the Yankees in 2003.
That loud wail you heard are legions of Japanese office ladies crying on their way out of the subway this morning when they learned of the news. Another gravy train gone………….