Matsui signs one-year deal with Oakland
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The Oakland A's have agreed to terms with free agent slugger Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract, the American League team said Tuesday.
The 36-year-old designated hitter/outfielder batted .274 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs in 145 games with the Los Angeles Angels last year.
Matsui is a .290 hitter with 161 home runs and 681 RBI over eight seasons, having belted more homers and driven in more runs in Major League Baseball than any other Japanese player.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The two-time All-Star spent his first seven years with the New York Yankees before moving to the Angels last season.
Matsui, who bats left-handed, began his career with Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League and was a .304 hitter with 332 home runs and 889 runs batted in.
Financial terms of the Oakland deal were not announced.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)