Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

A man (R) hands out copies of a newspaper's extra edition at Tokyo's JR Yurakucho station on June 3, 2025, following the death of Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima. The former third baseman, who led the Yomiuri Giants to 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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