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Hideki Matsui opened the dark brown box with his shiny World Series ring, examined the treasure and glowed as the fans at Yankee Stadium and his former teammates surrounded him with love. But instead of the white gold original with 119 diamonds totaling 3.55 carats, the box contained a replica from an April 3 spring training promotion — something hardly more valuable than a Cracker Jack prize, courtesy of a Derek Jeter prank. “The first time that I realized that it was fake was when Joe Girardi brought the real ring to me,” Matsui said. “Actually, I just found out right now that Jeter was behind all of this.” The Associated Press
