Baseball legend Katsuya Nomura dies at 84

Baseball legend Katsuya Nomura dies at 84

File photo taken in September 2009 shows Rakuten Eagles manager Katsuya Nomura (R) and his wife Sachiyo after the ceremonial first pitch at a game in Sendai, Japan. Nomura, who is second on the all-time home run list in Japanese baseball with 657, died of ischemic heart failure on Feb. 11, 2020, at age 84. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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