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Japan's Shigeo Nagashima, known as 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' dies at 89
Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's ...
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball legend with ties to the Dodgers, dies at 89
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his ...
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Shigeo Nagashima, ‘Mr. Baseball’ of Postwar Japan, Dies at 89
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 ...
Legendary Japanese baseball icon Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Japan mourns the loss of Shigeo Nagashima, "Mr. Baseball," who passed away at 89 due to pneumonia. A Yomiuri Giants legend, ...
Shohei Ohtani reacts to death of Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima: 'May your soul rest in peace'
Shigeo Nagashima, considered Japan's "Mr. Baseball," died at the age of 89, and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and others are ...
Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during ...
Japanese baseball icon, ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89: ‘A national star’
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball," has died at age 89, his former team, the ...
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies aged 89
Nicknamed Mr Giants, Nagashima won nine straight titles with the team in the 1960s and 70s, playing in 2,186 games and ...
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Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Baseball,’ dies at 89
died June 3 at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 89. The cause was pneumonia, according to a statement from the Yomiuri Giants, the team he helped make famous and eventually managed. His death was also ...
Shigeo Nagashima, Beloved All-Time Great of Japanese Baseball, Dies at 89
Former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima—one of the most successful and beloved players in the history of Japanese baseball—has died of pneumonia, his former ...
Daily Jang5d
Shigeo Nagashima, baseball legend, ‘Mr Giants,’ passes away at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a former famous Japanese baseball player died at the age of 89 on Tuesday, June 3.As per the reports, ...
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who spent more than three decades as a player and manager for the Yomiuri Giants, died Tuesday. He was 89.