Kaz Matsui

Kazuo Matsui
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 23, 1975 in Osaka, Japan
Signed: 2003 by the Mets
Departed: traded to the Colorado Rockies with cash for Eli Marrero, June 2006

 

Seven-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and one-time MVP in Japan, Kaz came to the Mets in 2004 to team at the keystone sack with whiz kid Jose Reyes. His best moments with the Mets came in the first at-bats of each of his three seasons: three home runs! The card pictured here is from the 2000 BBM Diamond Heroes set; there are several more cards pictured below.

 

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
2004 *METS* 114  460  65 125  32  2  7  44 182 14  3  97  40   2   5  2 .331 .396 .272
2005 *METS*  87  267  31  68   9  4  3  24  94  6  1  43  14   5   5  4 .300 .352 .255
2006 2teams  70  243  32  65  12  3  3  26  92 10  1  46  16   0   4  2 .310 .379 .267
2007 Col NL 104  410  84 118  24  6  4  37 166 32  4  69  34   0   8  1 .342 .405 .288
2008 Hou NL  96  375  58 110  26  3  6  33 160 20  5  53  37   0   7  3 .354 .427 .293
METS TOTALS 239  857 106 219  47  6 11  75 311 22  4 159  60   7  13  6 .308 .363 .256
OTHER CLUBS 232  898 164 267  56 12 12  89 383 60 10 149  81   0  16  6 .353 .427 .297
CAREER TOTS 471 1755 270 486 103 18 23 164 694 82 14 308 141   7  29 12 .331 .395 .277

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
2006 *METS*  38  130  10  26   6  0  1   7  35  2  0  19   6   0   3  0 .235 .269 .200
2006 Col NL  32  113  22  39   6  3  2  19  57  8  1  27  10   0   1  2 .392 .504 .345

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This is a list of the Kaz Matsui cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1998 BBM

1998 BBM Diamond Heroes

1999 Seibu Lions

1999 Seibu Lions

 

1998 BBM #24 (Stolen Base Leader; Japanese)
1998 BBM #539 (Best 9; Japanese)
1998 BBM Diamond Heroes #134 (Japanese)

1999 BBM #399 (Japanese)
1999 BBM (Stolen Base Leader; Japanese)
1999 BBM Preview #P66 (Japanese)
1999 Calbee #041, #112, #184 (Japanese)
1999 Seibu Lions #037, #038, #039, #040, #041, #042, #043, #044, #045 (Japanese)

2000 BBM Diamond Heroes

2001 Seibu Lions

2004 Studio

2004 New York Post

 

2000 BBM #9 ('99 Readers; 178 Hits; Japanese)
2000 BBM #71 (Japanese)
2000 BBM All-Stars #A42 (Fan Selected; Japanese)
2000 BBM Diamond Heroes #33 (Japanese)
2000 BBM Limited #084 (20th Century Best Players; Japanese)
2000 ColleCarA Power League #024, #115 (Japanese)
2000 Konami Field of Nine #FON00T-195 (Japanese)
2000 Seibu Lions #064, #065, #066, #067, #068 (Japanese)

2001 BBM Diamond Heroes #259 (Combination; with Takuro Ishii; Japanese)
2001 Seibu Lions #KM03, #KM07 (Japanese)

2003 BBM #66 (1000 Games; Japanese)
2003 BBM #68 (100 Home Run; Japanese)

2004 Donruss Elite #121
2004 Donruss Studio #126
2004 Donruss Studio Stars #SS-29
2004 Donruss Team Heroes #278
2004 Fleer National Pastime History in the Making #30
2004 Fleer Sweet Sigs Sweet Stitches #ST-KM (game-worn jersey; 057/125)
2004 New York Post/Fleer #3
2004 Topps Traded and Rookies #T136
2004 Upper Deck #474 (Season Highlights; checklist)
2004 Upper Deck Diamond Collection Pro Sigs #133 (First Class)
2004 Upper Deck r-class Jersey #KM (game-used jersey)

2005 Bazooka #25
2005 Bowman #51
2005 Donruss Champions #214
2005 Donruss Champions Impressions Gold #214 (11/50)
2005 Donruss Classics #89
2005 Donruss Diamond Kings #146
2005 Donruss Elite #94
2005 Donruss Leather & Lumber #79
2005 Donruss Studio #182
2005 Donruss Team Heroes #199
2005 Donruss Timeless Treasures #60 (796/799)
2005 Donruss Zenith #70
2005 Fleer Authentix #25
2005 Fleer Classic Clippings #47
2005 Fleer National Pastime #21
2005 Fleer National Pastime Red Foil #21 (056/150)
2005 Fleer Patchworks #30
2005 Fleer Platinum #50
2005 Fleer Platinum Diamond Dominators #DD/KM (game-worn jersey)
2005 Fleer Showcase #35
2005 Fleer Ultra #11
2005 Fleer Ultra Season Crowns Copper (game-used bat; 147/399)
2005 Leaf #128
2005 Leaf Century Collection #100
2005 Leaf Green #289 (checklist)
2005 Leaf Limited #104 (670/699)
2005 Leaf Press Proofs Blue #128 (64/75)
2005 Playoff Prestige #89
2005 Starlight Starbright Mets #25
2005 Topps #225
2005 Topps Chrome Refractor #57
2005 Topps Cracker Jack #160
2005 Topps Heritage #28
2005 Topps Opening Day #45
2005 Topps Total #385
2005 Topps Turkey Red #117
2005 Topps Turkey Red Red #117
2005 Uno Mets #2 (blue, green, orange, and yellow)
2005 Uno Mets #DRAW 2 (blue, green, orange, and yellow; with Jose Reyes)
2005 Upper Deck #130
2005 Upper Deck #279 (Team Leaders; with Mike Piazza)
2005 Upper Deck MVP #51
2005 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects #70
2005 Upper Deck ProSigs #52
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot #70
2005 Wizards of the Coast MLB Showdown #213

2007 Topps Heritage

 

2006 Bowman #53
2006 Starlight Starbright Mets #25
2006 Topps #554
2006 Upper Deck #1062

2007 Bowman #131
2007 Bowman Gold #131
2007 Bowman Heritage #174
2007 Bowman Heritage Foil #174
2007 Topps #210
2007 Topps #210 (red letters)
2007 Topps Heritage #84
2007 Upper Deck #305

2008 Topps #25 (NLDS)
2008 Topps Gold Parallel #25 (NLDS)
2008 Upper Deck #248, #512

 Other Kazuo Matsui memorabilia in my collection:

2001 Seibu Lions pocket schedule
2002 Seibu Lions pocket schedule
2003 Seibu Lions pocket schedule
2003 Seibu Lions Navigation booklet
December 22, 2003 edition of ESPN The Magazine (Matsui on cover)
2005 New York Times Pin Collection pin (still packaged)

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