• Hideki finished his Japanese career with an average of .304, 332 home runs and 889 RBIs in 1,286 games.
• Hideki was only the third Japanese player to make 500 million yen a year. The first two were Ichiro and Kaz Sasaki.
• Hideki’s 1,250 consecutive game streak is second only to Sachio Kinugasa’s 2,215.
• Yomiuri chairman Tsuneo Watanabe was so keen on keeping Hideki happy that he replaced the turf at Tokyo Stadium when his star mentioned that he wanted to play on something more like grass.
• In 2000, Hideki won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award for his contribution to the development and promotion of baseball.
• Yomiuri’s 2000 championship was Nagashima’s 13th in a Giants uniform—two as a manager and 11 as a player.
• Hideki was the first player the Giants ever lost to the Major Leagues.
• In 2003, Hideki hit more balls on the ground—including both hits and outs—than any other batter in the American League.
• In 2005, Hideki became the first outfielder in history to lead the league in games played three seasons in a row.
• When Hideki broke his wrist in May of 2006, it ended a playing streak of 1,768 consecutive games encompassing his time in the U.S. and Japan.
• In 2007, Hideki was the first Yankee to make five straight Opening Day starts in leftfield since Roy White.
• In 2007, Hideki rapped out his 2,000th hit as a pro. He joined Japan’s Golden Player Club, which honors players with 2,000 hits 200 wins or 250 saves.
• Hideki was the first Japanese player to hit 100 home runs as a major leaguer.
• Hideki christened his first official day as a Yankee in January of 2003 by reading in Japanese on "Late Night with David Letterman" the top 10 reasons he joined the Bronx Bombers.
• Hideki has his own baseball museum in Japan. It was designed by his brother.
• Hideki donated $500,000 to victims of the December 2004 Asian Tsunami.
• Each year in spring training, Hideki hosts a dinner for the Yankees' beat reporters.

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