Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball" and had both a lengthy playing and managerial career in NPB, ...

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89.

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his ...

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

Shohei Ohtani pays tribute with a heartfelt message to Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, who passed away at 89.

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

The iconic figure nicknamed "Mr. Professional Baseball" played for and then served as manager of the Tokyo-based Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB.

His death was also confirmed by the Yomiuri Giants, the Nippon Professional Baseball team Nagashima starred for as a player and later managed. Nagashima played 17 seasons for the Giants from 1958 ...

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Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, a national hero nicknamed "Mr. Professional Baseball" for playing a remarkable role as a slugger and a manager for the ...

TOKYO, Jun 3 (Kyodo/APP): Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, a People’s Honor Award recipient who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the country’s era of rapid economic growth in ...