March 7, 2017
Matsuda went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored in Team Japan's 11-6 win over Team Cuba on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Matsuda was batting out of the eight-hole but proved to be the team's primary run producer in this one. His three-run home run to left field against Jose Angel Garcia gave Japan a 6-1 lead in the fifth inning. The 33-year-old Matsuda hit .259/.325/.467 with 27 homers and 85 RBI in the Japan Pacific League last season, his 11th season with the Softbank Hawks.