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Hideki Matsui Named Manager of Yomiuri Giants in Japan's NPB

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui is launching a managerial career with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's NPB.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 15d ago

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0%50%100%1%22 Oct, 13:26 UTCnowfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Yankees Icon Hideki Matsui Named Manager of Yomiuri Giants in Japan's NPB · 23 Oct, 13:24 UTCLatest articles: Former star slugger Hideki Matsui to become next manager of Giants in NPB · 23 Oct, 02:26 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 23 Oct 2026. Latest articles published first, on 23 October at 02:26 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 10h 58m later. The most recent article, from feeds.bleacherreport.com, appeared on 23 October at 13:24 UTC.

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  • Yomiuri Giants — resolved “No” on 1 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if the Yomiuri Giants win the 2026 Japan NPB championship. It resolves to No if they do not become champions in that specific year. Readers often mistake the linked news story about Hideki Matsui’s managerial appointment as the resolution criteria, but only the final 2026 championship title matters.

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  1. Yankees Icon Hideki Matsui Named Manager of Yomiuri Giants in Japan's NPB feeds.bleacherreport.com
  2. Former star slugger Hideki Matsui to become next manager of Giants in NPB Latest articles

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