Kazuo Matsui

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kazuo Matsui
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 23, 1975(1975-10-23)
Age	49
Birthplace	Higashiosaka
Country	Japan
Birth City	Osaka Prefecture
Horoscope	Libra

Kazuo Matsui Biography

Kazuo Matsui is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on October 23, 1975 in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Switch-hitter who was one of the first Japanese player in the field to be signed an agreement for the National League.

He was in 2004 and was a shortstop while In 2004, he played shortstop and Jose Reyes played second base for the Mets. The following year, they switched positions and Reyes went on to become an All-Star at the position. played second base for the Mets. The next year, they changed places and Reyes became an All-Star at his position.

Matsui was chosen third overall by the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League in the 1994 Japanese League Draft, where he would wear number 32. In 1996, his third season, he became a regular starter as a shortstop and finished the season second in stolen bases (50). Prior to the 1997 season, he would change his number to 7. The 1997 season saw him reach a .300 batting average for the first time and lead the league in stolen bases (62) to help his team win the Pacific League Title. During the 1997 All-Star Game he set a new All-Star Game record by stealing four bases and was chosen the game MVP. Matsui would lead the Pacific League in stolen bases for two more consecutive seasons.

Prior to joining MLB, Matsui would only play for the Seibu Lions, playing there from 1995 to 2003. He enjoyed success as a seven-time Best Nine award winner (1997–2003). One of his best years was 2002, when he had a .332 batting average with 36 home runs, 87 RBI, 193 hits, 119 runs, 46 doubles, 6 triples and 33 stolen bases. He received four Gold Glove awards while in Japan (equivalent of Rawlings Gold Glove Award in MLB) during the 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003 seasons. He also won a Nippon Professional Baseball MVP award in Japan during the 1998 season. Although Matsui experienced winning the Pacific League Title a total of four times (1994, 1997, 1998, 2002), his team never won the Japanese Series.

He married Mio Matsui in 2000.

Kazuo Matsui Net Worth

Kazuo Matsui is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kazuo Matsui 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played for the famed PL Academy Senior High School in which he was the best pitcher.

He hit a homer during his first game in the major leagues and added a home run during his first plate appearances in 2005 and 2006.

Kazuo Matsui (松井 稼頭央 , Matsui Kazuo, born October 23, 1975) , nicknamed “Kaz”, is a retired Japanese professional shortstop. He is a switch-hitter.

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Who is Kazuo Matsui Dating?

According to our records, Kazuo Matsui married to Mio Matsui. As of December 1, 2023, Kazuo Matsui’s is not dating anyone.

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Matsui played 114 games in 2004 (the most games he has played so far in his MLB career). He hit .272 with 125 hits, 32 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 44 RBI, 65 runs, 14 stolen bases, 5 sacrifice hits, 40 walks and 182 total bases. His hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, and total bases currently remain career highs.

Facts & Trivia

Kazuo Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kazuo Matsui celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.

On June 9, 2006, Matsui was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Eli Marrero. Colorado asked that Matsui waive certain clauses in his contract and he agreed. Once complete, Matsui was sent down to play with the Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox for about two and a half months. Matsui made his Rockies debut against the Milwaukee Brewers on August 23, 2006, starting at shortstop in place of Clint Barmes. Matsui would soon shift to second base. Through 2006 he improved from .200/.235/.269 (AVG/OBP/SLG) in his 130 at bats as a Met, to hitting .345/.392/.504 in 113 at bats as a member of the Rockies.