Matsui wore No. 55, and July 28 is the Yankees' originally scheduled 55th home game.
Last winter, he let aging hitters Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon walk despite strong playoff performances.
And who knew that Hideki Matsui eats fried pork before games for good luck?
After games, channels that have baseball broadcasts often spend another 30 minutes recapping Matsui's performance.
"At 3-0 I got the sign that I can go ahead and swing, " said Matsui.
Hideki Matsui's heroic performance for the Yankees last autumn was loudly celebrated in Japan.
But Dr Matsui and his colleague, Carol Ann Huff, are thinking along similar lines.
Three of Ms Matsui's reasons to be cheerful stem from her optimism about profits.
Japan Matsui Securities early this year slashed brokerage commissions in anticipation of deregulation of charges in October.
Mayor Kazumi Matsui called for a nuclear-free world at the event at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
And this winter Steinbrenner signed the top two international players, Japan's Hideki Matsui and Cuba's Jose Contreras.
"I played for excellent teams, with excellent teammates, for excellent managers in front of excellent fans, " Matsui said.
Michio turned small regional brokerage Matsui Securities, founded by wife Chizuko's grandfather in 1918, into online securities trader.
In general, most of the big signings were disappointments, though Orlando Hernandez and Hideki Matsui were excellent signings.
Right or not, Ms Matsui has put her finger on the right questions.
Indeed, Dr Huff and Dr Matsui could see stem cells coated with the antibodies alive and well in their samples.
But Johnny Damon (36) and Hideki Matsui (35), both walked after the 2009 season when the team declined long-term contract offers.
Matsui was involved in any fund-raising activities, which would have been illegal.
He played rugby in high school and has surrounded himself with friends from the sports world, like Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui.
Even so, says Ms Matsui, if prices merely fall at a slower rate, this could have a profound effect on confidence and expectations.
At the end of 1999, they accounted for 42% of the stockmarket, according to Kathy Matsui of Goldman Sachs, down from 52% in 1991.
Likewise, Japanese attendance and television ratings have dropped during the past few years, as star players like Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui have moved stateside.
Dr. ELIZABETH MATSUI (Johns Hopkins University): We still need to be very vigilant about protecting the children who are still peanut and tree nut allergic.
Interestingly, Matsui thinks that the benefit would be moderate, and temporary.
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The Yankees plan to honor the 2009 World Series MVP during a pregame ceremony that day and will give the first 18, 000 fans Hideki Matsui bobbleheads.
The decisive goal came when Dalsuke Matsui's cross looped over Stephane Mbia and was met by Keisuke Honda, who fired in coolly at the back post.
First Daisuke Matsui's clever flick struck the legs of Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, and moments later Makoto Hasebe raced into the box but fired narrowly wide.
Mr Matsui also called for more support for ageing survivors of the WW II attack who are battling health issues caused by radiation from the bomb.
Exact numbers are impossible to come by, but it is safe to say that Matsui is responsible for several million dollars of sponsorship revenue for the Yankees.
His fellow-Californian, Robert Matsui, who is organising support for the measure among Democrats, says he has over 60 votes lined up and hopes to get nearer 70.
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