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Congratulations to Hideki Matsui, elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:

Matsui becomes the youngest-ever inductee at 43 years, 7 months, surpassing former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo, who was 45 years and 4 months old.

Matsui and Kanemoto were chosen by the Players Selection Committee. Matsui garnered 91.3 percent of the vote (336 votes out of 368) to surpass the 75 percent threshold for induction, while Kanemoto managed to sneak over the borderline with 75.5 percent.

The two former stars were elected in their first year on the ballot, joining Kimiyasu Kudo, Nomo, Sadaharu Oh and Victor Starffin as the only players to do so.

When Matsui joined the Yankees, he impressed me immediately with the professionalism. From the way he batted to the way he chased fly balls and ran the bases, it was clear he was a fundamentally sound player. It’s a well deserved honor.

Via BBTF.

from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2remSCC