Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

File photo taken March 3, 1995, shows Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh shaking hands prior to a preseason baseball game in Oita, southwestern Japan. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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