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Matsui unaware of Yankees meetings Posted: Thursday November 14, 2002 10:49 AMSAPPORO, Japan (AP) -- Free agent Hideki Matsui has no plans to meet with New York Yankees representatives this weekend. Yankees team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman were scheduled to travel to Japan on Thursday, a team official said on the condition of anonymity. The purpose of the trip, the team official said Tuesday, is to announce a working agreement between the Yankees and the Yomiuri Giants, Matsui's former team. "I read in the paper that they are coming," Matsui said Thursday. "As of now, I have no plans to meet with them." The 28-year-old Matsui has drawn interest from several major league teams -- most notably the Yankees. He said he mailed out letters to all major league teams five days ago informing them he is available for negotiations. Matsui is playing in a seven-game exhibition series against the major league all-stars and is 3-of-21 through four games. "I'm just doing whatever I can to improve over the last three games," said Matsui, who has yet to hit a homer in the series. Matsui hit .334 for the Giants this season and led the Central League with 50 homers and 107 RBIs. In 10 seasons with the Giants, he hit 332 homers, winning the Central League's MVP in 1996, 2000 and this year. He does not have an agent and said he will negotiate with the help of a friend who is a lawyer. Matsui, who has said he will not start talks until after the tour ends Sunday in Tokyo, said he had not scheduled any trips to the United States. If he goes to the Yankees, Matsui is expected to play right field. On Thursday, manager Tatsunori Hara had Matsui play right field for the first time in the series. "I have no problem with that," Matsui said. "The manager asked me to play there and I didn't ask why." |
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