Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 1987 shows Nankai Hawks catcher Nobuyuki Kagawa. Known by the nickname "Dokaben," Kagawa died of a heart attack aged 52 on Sept. 26, 2014.

Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2002 shows Nobuyuki Kagawa, a former catcher for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks professional baseball team. Known by the nickname "Dokaben," Kagawa died of a heart attack aged 52 on Sept. 26, 2014.

Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 1987 shows Nankai Hawks catcher Nobuyuki Kagawa. Known by the nickname "Dokaben," Kagawa died of a heart attack aged 52 on Sept. 26, 2014. (Kyodo)

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo