 12/10/2003 9:30 PM ET
The Kaz Matsui file
Age: 28
Position: Shortstop
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Japanese Team: The Seibu Lions of the Pacific League
2003 stats: .305, 33 HR, 84 RBIs, 13 SB
Fast facts:
He is a seven-time Japanese League All-Star.
He was voted one of "The Best Nine" from 1997-2003.
He was the league MVP in 1998.
He won Gold Gloves in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.
He led the Pacific League in stolen bases from 1997-99.
He led the Pacific League in hits from 1999-2002.
He is only the eighth player in Japan since 1950 to hit .300 in a season with 30-or-more homers and 30 or more stolen bases.
He has played in 1,143 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in Japanese history
He is the sixth Japanese player to play for the Mets joining Takahashi Kashiwada, Hideo Nomo, Masato Yoshii, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Satoru Komiyama.
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