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Kazuo Matsui   |   Major Leaguer   2004-2008

Full Name:  Kazuo Matsui
Born:  October 23,1975  in  Osaka, Japan
Height:  5-10  Weight:  185  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  

Baseball Lists:  Home Run in 1st Major League At Bat

Debut:  April 6,2004

Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Mets in 2003  

Transactions:   [Jun 1,1994] - Drafted by Seibu (Japan) in third round of 1994 Japanese draft  [Dec 10,2003] - Signed as undrafted Free Agent by Mets.  [Jun 9,2006] - Traded by Mets with cash considerations to Rockies for Eli Marrero  [Nov 14,2006] - Signed by Rockies  [Dec 2,2007] - Signed by Astros (3-years)  

Disabled List:  [Aug 15,2004] - 15 Day Disabled list - (back spasms)   [Sep 24,2004] - Activated   [Jun 21,2005] - 15 Day Disabled list - (left knee bruise)   [Aug 10,2005] - Activated   [Apr 19,2006] - Activated   [Apr 15,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Back spasms)   [May 21,2007] -  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1995SeibuJap Pac19Intl ss 6920425459126221172600714 .221.245.304549--
1996SeibuJap Pac20Intl ss 130473511342251295091493302622 .283.307.357664--
1997SeibuJap Pac21Intl ss 13557691178231376362154489501824 .309.362.431793--
1998SeibuJap Pac22Intl ss 1355759217938595843145589106410 .311.370.442812--
1999SeibuJap Pac23Intl ss 135539871782941567327567500867 .330.389.482871--
2000SeibuJap Pac24Intl ss 1355509917740112390263466020678 .322.372.560932--
2001SeibuJap Pac25Intl ss 1405529417028224762604683604513 .308.365.496861--
2002SeibuJap Pac26Intl ss 140582119193466368733115311246934 .332.389.6171006--
2003SeibuJap Pac27Intl 3b 14058710417936433841305512440364 .305.365.549914--
2004NY MetsNL28NymMLB ss1,211446065125322744143409724523 .272.331.39672749%
2005GC MetsGCL29NymRk 2b 39340013001310000 .444.545.7781323--
 BrooklynNYPL29NymA- 2b 13000001002000000 .000.400.000400--
 BinghamtonEast29NymAA 2b 39441000201100000 .444.500.5561056--
 NY MetsNL29NymMLB 2b28726731689432461144351542 .255.300.35265261%
2006St. LucieFSL30NymA+ 2b 27120000001000000 .286.375.286661--
 Colo SprPCL30ColAAA ss 311152632403163192010130 .278.328.391719--
 NorfolkIL30NymAAA 2b 412242001000200100 .333.333.500833--
 ColoradoNL30ColMLB 2b13211322396321981102700420 .345.392.50489641%
 NY MetsNL30NymMLB 2b8,7,938130102660172061901001 .200.235.26950451%
2007Colo SprPCL31ColAAA 2b 26130000112000000 .500.625.5001125--
 ColoradoNL31ColMLB 2b210441084118246437324346901811 .288.342.40574751%
2008Corpus ChrTex32HouAA   27133000000100101 .429.429.8571286--
 Round RockPCL32HouAAA   311121011001200000 .182.250.545795--
 HoustonMLB32HouMLB   662623473181119164274300420 .279.344.366710--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)441164224644995161815078131312987726117 .273.328.38471251%
Minor League Totals - 13 Season(s)1210481780114872825115563831262393780276903957 .309.361.485846--


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1995Jap Pac19IntlSS68--70166824422---.967--
 
1996Jap Pac20IntlSS130--1943791058390---.983--
 
1997Jap Pac21IntlSS135--2364171266587---.982--
 
1998Jap Pac22IntlSS135--2264001464086---.978--
 
1999Jap Pac23IntlSS135--2224011663991---.975--
 
2000Jap Pac24IntlSS134--2434132167775---.969--
 
2001Jap Pac25IntlSS117--208328954576---.983--
 
2002Jap Pac26IntlSS139--218356958368---.985--
 
2004NY MetsNL28NymMLB2B3324481133---.9234.50
2004NY MetsNL28NymMLBSS110108941.21743232352065---.9564.75
 
2005GC MetsGCL29NymRk2B227092---1.000--
2005BrooklynNYPL29NymA-2B123051---1.000--
2005BinghamtonEast29NymAA2B32120142---1.000--
2005NY MetsNL29NymMLB2B7164560107187930332---.9704.73
 
2006St. LucieFSL30NymA+2B2--------
2006Colo SprPCL30ColAAA2B3--------
2006Colo SprPCL30ColAAASS28--------
2006NorfolkIL30NymAAA2B4--------
2006ColoradoNL30ColMLB2B21211874873212326---.9845.82
2006ColoradoNL30ColMLBSS332641051---1.0001.73
2006NY MetsNL30NymMLB2B31302767285115823---.9945.12
 
2007Colo SprPCL31ColAAA2B2--------
2007ColoradoNL31ColMLB2B10296863.1200311451584---.9925.33
 


 Awards
[2004] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
2004*300,000  1,716,30380
20057,033,333  1,825,7569
20068,033,33387  1,937,0048
2007*1,500,000  2,923,34047
2008*5,500,000  
 
Career:  $22,366,666   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Kaz Matsui signed out of Japan after playing with the Seibu Lions from 1995-2003. During that time, he had a game-playing streak of 1143 consecutive games. The New York Mets signed Matsui to a 3-year, $20.1 million contract and made him their starting shortstop and ironically, despite his ironman reputation, could not stay healthy. After a disappointing start to the 2006 season, the Mets traded Matsui to the Rockies, paying off his salary for Colorado. Matsui was immediately assigned to Colorado Springs, the Rockies AAA affiliate.

Matsui became the first major leaguer in history to hit home runs on opening day in his first three seasons.
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