Kazuo "Kaz" Matsui is a Japanese Major League
Baseball player. Matsui is a switch-hitter for the
Houston Astros, who plays second base and shortstop.
Matsui was born on October 23, 1975 in Osaka, Japan.
He is not related to Hideki Matsui, who plays left
field for the New York Yankees.
Matsui signed with the New York Mets on December 17,
2003, becoming the first ever Japanese infielder to
sign with a MLB team. He played for the Colorado
Rockies during the 2007 season.
Kazuo Matsui graduated from the PL Academy Senior
High School[3] in Osaka, a nationally renown school
for its baseball program. The only appearance Matsui
made at the National High School Baseball
Championship Tournament was in his second year at PL
Academy. Though Mastui was considered as the PL
Academy's starting ace pitcher, injuries limited him
to playing only in the quarter-final game, where he
allowed two runs during 2 2/3 innings.
