Career
He also struck out the same amount in 2005, which ranked him along with Yoshinori Toda in 1963. In October 2013, he was selected by five teams in the professional draft, with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles winning the rights to negotiate with him. On April 2, 2014 his team scored 7-1 against Orix Buffaloes even though he made only three runs.
Matsui is a 5 ft 9 in, 163 lb left-handed pitcher.
With an overhand delivery he throws a high-80s fastball (tops out at 93 mph), a change-up, an occasional curveball, and a solid slider around 80 mph, which is his best pitch. He mostly uses his fastball-slider combination in games.
