Baseball stars have gathered to pay tribute to the late Japanese legend Nagashima Shigeo. Nicknamed "Mr. Pro Baseball," the ...

Nagashima, nicknamed 'Mr. Professional Baseball' for his commanding performances and presence, served as Giants manager after ...

More than 8,000 people have offered their condolences to the late Japanese baseball legend Nagashima Shigeo at Tokyo Dome, ...

Shigeo Nagashima, considered Japan's "Mr. Baseball," died at the age of 89, and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and others are ...

A key member of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants of the 1960s and ’70s, Japan’s most enduring sports dynasty, Nagashima was a star from his first season. By Ken Belson Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s most ...

Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a ...

Former Yomiuri Giant and New York Yankee Hideki Matsui visited the home of Shigeo Nagashima on Wednesday to offer condolences ...

Nagashima helped lead the Giants as they won nine straight Japan Series titles from 1965 through 1973. His equally famous ...

Cuban Raidel Martinez got his 21st rescue of the season on Saturday in the Yomiuri Giants' 2-0 win over the Rakuten Eagles in ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball," has died at age 89, his former team, the ...

A private funeral was held Sunday in Tokyo for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, with former Yomiuri Giants ...

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during ...