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Rays designate OF/DH Hideki Matsui for assignment

The Tampa Bay Rays have designated veteran DH/OF Hideki Matsui for assignment.

The move was made to make room for INF Ryan Roberts, who was acquired Tuesday
night from the Diamondbacks.

Matsui, 38, who signed a minor league deal with Tampa Bay in late April,
had been struggling mightily, hitting .147, and in a 0-for-16 hitless streak.

Whether it is the end of the line for Matsui's big-league career remains to be seen.
The two-time All-Star, and former World Series MVP with the Yankees in 2009
has 10 days to clear waivers, get traded. It's unclear whether Matsui would accept
an assignment to Triple-A Durham if he made it through waivers.

With OF Sam Fuld returning from the disabled list, and Roberts acquired, room
- and time - was simply running out for Matsui to get things going offensively. Matsui,
a career .282 hitter with five seasons of 20-plus home runs, hasn't looked right at the plate.
He has said part of it was mechanical issues, which he's still not worked through,
though added "it's no excuse."

"During a game you can't really pay attention to your mechanics and you
just have to make the most out of the opportunities that are given to you. Obviously,
the results aren't there, but the best thing that can be done is to get ready f
or the next opportunity and make sure you're prepared."

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/rays-designate-ofdh-hideki-matsui-assignment

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