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A Japanese feel as Yankees win 27th World Series
The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Wednesday to win the World Series.
The 4-2 series victory gave the Yankees their 27th Fall Classic crown and first since 2000.
Hideki Matsui was named Most Valuable Player after batting .615 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the series.
The Japanese slugger drove in six runs in Wednesday’s clincher, tying the World Series record for most RBIs in a game set in 1960 by Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson.
PHOTO: New York Yankees players (L-R) Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada (obscured), Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera look at the World Series trophy after the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 to win the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Pool-David J. Phillip
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Matsui is nicknamed Godzilla. The Japanese are very happy for him –
By Dan Sloan
TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – “Godzilla” hit the headlines across Japan on Thursday, but the news was all about baseballs, not buildings, being crushed after New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was crowned the World Series’ Most Valuable Player.
Matsui, who earned the nickname thanks to his prodigious power with the bat, became the first Japanese player to win the award after the Yankees’ 7-3 Game Six win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball’s Fall Classic.
Japanese media flashed up news of Matsui’s success while national broadcaster NHK led its hourly news report with the World Series result. Japan’s chief government spokesman interrupted his regular news conference to note Matsui’s feat.