Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants player Shigeo Nagashima wipes tears away after his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on Oct. 14, 1974. 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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