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NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui drove in six runs in a World Series clinching victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in what may turn out to be the grandest of exits from the New York Yankees.

Matsui, however, faces an uncertain future following the completion of his four-year, $52 million deal. An already aging Yankees team may not be eager to re-sign the 35-year-old designated hitter, who has been slowed by injured knees.

As a free agent, Matsui, a national icon dubbed Godzilla back home, he will undoubtedly be of interest to some teams. Whether the Yankees will be one of them remains unclear.

The slugger came to New York in 2003 after 10 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants. Reuters