Yes.
On December 15, 2009 Hideki Matsui signed a one year, $6.5 million contract with the Angels.
From 1997 to 1999, the Yankees had a Japanese pitcher named Hideki Irabu.
Hideki Matsui played 7 seasons for the Yankees, from 2003-2009.
Hideki Matsui Yankees Batting AverageHideki Matsui played 7 seasons with the New York Yankees from 2003 - 2009, and had a batting average .292
Johnny Damon played left field for the 2009 Yankees in place of Hideki Matsui.
Hideki Matsui signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees in 2002, and made his Major League debut on March 31, 2003.
In 2009, Hideki Matsui won his only World Series championship with the Yankees. He was also named the World Series MVP.
Hideki Irabu
Hideki Matsui, of the New York Yankees
Hideki...and his last name is spelled Matsui
7 Years of GodzillaHideki Matsui played 7 seasons with the New York Yankees from 2003 - 2009
Hideki Matsui.
One is pitcher Kei Igawa, who is now playing for the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees AA affiliate.Also, there was the late Hideki Irabu, who pitched for the Yankees from 1997-1999. Irabu passed away on July 27, 2011.