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River Ave. Blues ยป Photo: Masahiro Tanaka meets Hideki Matsui at Yankee Stadium in 2006

Photo: Masahiro Tanaka meets Hideki Matsui at Yankee Stadium in 2006

December 28, 2013 by Mike 58 Comments

Former Yankee Paul Blair passes away at 69
Almonte and Pirela wrap up strong winter ball seasons

With a hat tip to Reddit, here’s a photo of a young Masahiro Tanaka meeting Hideki Matsui at the old Yankee Stadium (click for larger). It’s from 2006, when the Japanese high school All-Star team was touring the United States. There are some other (non-Yankees-related) photos in this stream.

Masahiro Tanaka Hideki Matsui

Now the Yankees just have to figure out how to get Tanaka to take their many millions of dollars to pitch in the new Yankee Stadium.

Former Yankee Paul Blair passes away at 69
Almonte and Pirela wrap up strong winter ball seasons

Filed Under: Videos/Photos/GIFs Tagged With: Hideki Matsui, Masahiro Tanaka

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