AP source: A's and Hideki Matsui nearing deal
Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui and the Oakland Athletics worked Monday to finalize a contract that would make him the team's new designated hitter.
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Free agent slugger Hideki Matsui and the Oakland Athletics worked Monday to finalize a contract that would make him the team's new designated hitter.
The Oakland Athletics failed to reach agreement on a contract with pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma during the allotted 30-day negotiating period that ended Monday, sending him back to his Japanese club.
