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Daddies Win The New Yorker
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Hideki Matsui on the 2003 doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Shea
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Hideki Matsui hits a grand slam in 2003 home opener
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Old-Timers' Day: Paul O'Neil, Hideki Matsui, Bernie Williams hit