The San Diego Padres may have found Josh Hader's replacement, as they are closing in on a deal with Japanese left-hander Yuki Matsui. Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, Matsui is nearing an agreement with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yuki Matsui can earn $33.6 million over five seasons with the San Diego Padres if the Japanese reliever becomes the team's closer, and the pitcher could opt out of the deal after three ...

Star closer Yuki Matsui looks to be interested in a potential move to Major League Baseball, as a Yahoo Japan report (Japanese language link) indicates that Matsui has exercised his international free ...

Matsui became the league's youngest player to reach the 200-save mark and is a five-time All-Star in Japan. MLB analyst Steve Phillips of MLB Network gave his thoughts on what the Padres are getting ...

Japanese closer Yuki Matsui visited the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported Friday. Matsui, who recently turned 28 years old, is not subject to the international posting ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic and the left-hander's status for San Diego's season opener in a month also is unclear because of a ...

Hideki Matsui, who arrived in the United States with great fanfare after a terrific career in Japan and stamped his Yankees years with an exclamation point as the 2009 World Series MVP, officially ...