FORT LEE, N.J. -- The sound of aluminum bats and cheers of "Godzilla" echoed through the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee on Saturday morning as former Yankees All-Star and 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui hosted a baseball clinic for local youth through his Matsui 55 Baseball foundation.
Nearly 40 children from the Fort Lee American Little League, spanning ages 6-12, donned special event T-shirts and took to J. Richard Radoian Field for nearly three hours of hands-on instruction from Matsui and his staff.
"I had so many wonderful experiences through the game of baseball," said Matsui through translator Tak Mihara.