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    Yomiuri Giants issue Hideki Matsui's 55 for first time

    Thursday March 26, 2009 12:11 PM By Jim Baumbach

    Six seasons have passed since Hideki Matsui left the Yomiuri Giants for the Yankees, and this spring his former team has finally issued his number for the first time. They chose a curious recipient.

    The Giants have given 55 to Taishi Ota, their highly touted 18-year-old slugger whom they drafted in the first round last year. Ota hit 65 home runs in his high school career, according to Kyodo...

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