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| 9th December, 2007 - 10:29 am | New York Daily News - Hideki Matsui made his first public comments Saturday since the Yankees and Giants began trade talks involving the outfielder, and what Matsui didn't say might have been as revealing as what he did say.
Matsui, in an interview with Sankei Sports, the Japanese sports daily, surprisingly did not insist that he wanted to remain with the Yankees. Matsui holds a no-trade clause.
"I have not heard anything from the Yankees and my agent," Matsui told the paper, in remarks translated by one of its reporters. "I cannot comment about any reports or rumors. I am going to think about (whether to waive the no-trade clause) only when the team or my agent calls me."
"All I can do right now is to prepare for the next season. Especially I have to rehab for my right knee during this offseason."
It's unclear which team initiated the talks. A Yankee official said the Giants approached them, but there are reports in Japan that the Yankees have shopped Matsui to the Giants and other teams, possibly the Indians and the White Sox. [READ] |
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