It all seemed so natural for Hideki Matsui. He was treated like royalty when he returned to the Tokyo Dome, and he didn't take much time to reward his adoring fans.

News photoNew York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui belts a solo homer in Sunday's exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome. The Yankees won 6-2.

Matsui homered in his first at-bat back in Japan, starting an evening when the New York Yankees showed why they're called the Bronx Bombers back home.