Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (front, C) poses for a photo with Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front, L) and his players at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Dec. 8, 2021, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, in November 2021. 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. (Pool photo)