Matsui returns to the Giants for the first time since 2002; annual salary of 200 million yen, 3-year contract - professional baseball

Hideki Matsui, who hit a total of 507 home runs in Japan and the United States with the Giants and Yankees of Major League Baseball, has been chosen as the new manager of his former team, the Giants. He has a three-year contract with an annual salary of 200 million yen, and his jersey number is 90. He is returning to the Giants for the first time since 2002 and will take over from fall practice on the 30th.

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Regarding the Giants' managership, former manager Shinnosuke Abe resigned in May due to scandal. Acting Hideki Hashigami led the team to second place in the regular season, but they were eliminated in the first stage of the Climax Series.

Matsui joined the Giants in 1993 as the No. 1 draft pick from Ishikawa/Hoshiryo High School. His talent blossomed under manager Shigeo Nagashima, and he hit a total of 332 home runs in 10 seasons, earning him the nickname "Godzilla." He exercised his free agent rights and played for the Yankees in 2003. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2009 World Series.

He played for the Angels and other teams, retiring after 12 years. After that, he was based in New York and served as the Yankees' minor league coach and temporary coach for the Giants. In 2013, he received the People's Honor Award together with former coach Nagashima. (Amount is estimated)