On the morning of Oct. 14, 1974, when Shigeo Nagashima, the iconic Japanese baseball legend and star of the Yomiuri Giants, was set to announce his retirement, The Asahi Shimbun's signature daily ...

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by his ...

Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s most celebrated baseball player and a linchpin of the storied Tokyo Yomiuri Giants dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Tuesday in Tokyo. He was 89.

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his contract. Shohei Ohtani posted his respects on Instagram.

Shigeo Nagashima, a popular name in Japan's baseball fraternity, is no more. He passed away at a hospital in Tokyo, while battling pneumonia, according to a statement by Yomiuri Giants, his former ...

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

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his contract. Shohei Ohtani posted his respects on Instagram.

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89. Nagashima's death was confirmed by the Yomiuri Giants, ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his contract. Shohei Ohtani posted his respects on Instagram.

Shigeo Nagashima was born in Sakura, Japan, on Feb. 20, 1936. After playing baseball at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, he joined the Giants in 1958 and was named rookie of the year.

June 3 (UPI) --Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants announced. He was 89. The Giants said Nagashima ...

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball" and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days in Nippon Professional Baseball, has died.