Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

File photo taken Nov. 2, 1969, shows Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima sitting on the hood of a car given to him after being named the Japan Series MVP for the third time in his career. 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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