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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima visits team's training camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Baseball Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima (R) visits the Yomiuri Giants' spring training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2014. Standing in the center is former Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, a special batting coach at the camp, and on the left is manager Tatsunori Hara.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima visits team's training camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - (At back from L to R) Baseball Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, and former Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui watch Yoshiyuki Kamei take batting practice at the Giants' spring training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Ex-Giants manager to become lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants. Horiuchi is set to become a House of Councillors member after the death July 31, 2013, of Hirohiko Nakamura, a House of Councillors member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Horiuchi will take up Nakamura's proportional representation seat in the Diet.

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Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in an unknown location in February 1959 shows Wally Yonamine, then outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi faces voters in upper house poll

KOFU, Japan - Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club, makes his first election campaign speech in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 24, 2010. He is running for a seat in the July 11 House of Councillors with its official campaigning getting under way the same day.

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi to run in election on LDP ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi (L) shakes hands with opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 22, 2010. The LDP announced it would field Horiuchi on its ticket in the upcoming House of Councillors election.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima appears at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (C), former manager of the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, watches a game July 3 between the Giants and the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome. It was Nagashima's first public appearance since he suffered a stroke in March 2004. At left is his eldest son Kazushige.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima appears at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (L), former manager of the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, accompanied by his eldest son Kazushige, waves to baseball fans July 3 at Tokyo Dome as he arrives to watch a game between the Giants and the Hiroshima Carp. It was Nagashima's first public appearance since he suffered a stroke in March 2004.

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Matsui starts training

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Matsui, who has agreed with the Yankees on a three-year, $21 million deal, arrives at the Yomiuri Giants Ball Park on Dec. 26 to begin training for the next season. The ex-Giants slugger said earlier he will fly to the United States for the signing of his deal with the Yankees after spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Japan.

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Man held after break-in at home of ex-Giants skipper Nagashima

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima speaks to reporters Aug. 7 on the attempted intrusion into his Tokyo home by a knife-wielding man, who was arrested by police earlier in the day.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima speaks at a news conference on arrival at Taipei airport on Nov. 9, 2001 to watch the baseball World Cup tournament games underway in Taiwan.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima speaks at a news conference on arrival at Taipei airport on Nov. 9, 2001 to watch the baseball World Cup tournament games underway in Taiwan.

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima appears at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Shiego Nagashima (L), former manager of the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, accompanied by his eldest son Kazushige, waves to baseball fans July 3 at Tokyo Dome as he arrives to watch a game between the Giants and the Hiroshima Carp. It was Nagashima's first public appearance since he suffered a stroke in March 2004. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima appears at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Shiego Nagashima (C), former manager of the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, watches a game July 3 between the Giants and the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome. It was Nagashima's first public appearance since he suffered a stroke in March 2004. At left is his eldest son Kazushige. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima talks with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Shigeo Nagashima, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball club, pose at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 6. The photo was provided by the Yomiuri Giants. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants manager Nagashima talks with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (R), former manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball club, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 6. The 69-year-old Japanese baseball icon has been undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in March in 2004. The photo was provided by the Yomiuri Giants. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi faces voters in upper house poll

KOFU, Japan - Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club, makes his first election campaign speech in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 24, 2010. He is running for a seat in the July 11 House of Councillors with its official campaigning getting under way the same day. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants manager Horiuchi to run in election on LDP ticket

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi (L) shakes hands with opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 22, 2010. The LDP announced it would field Horiuchi on its ticket in the upcoming House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in an unknown location in February 1959 shows Wally Yonamine, then outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons outfielder Wally Yonamine throws the ceremonial first pitch at a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, in April 2004. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants skipper Hara to lead baseball clinic in Peru in Nov.

Former Yomiuri Giants skipper Tatsunori Hara (2nd from L) and former Yomiuri pitcher Kazutomo Miyamoto (2nd from R) pose for photos during a press conference at the Peruvian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2017. Hara will lead a Japanese baseball clinic in Peru as the general manager in November to commemorate 100 years since the establishment of the Peruvian-Japanese Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ex-Giants pitcher Kato dies at 66

Undated photo shows former Yomiuri Giants right-hander Hajime Kato, nicknamed "Poker Face" for his blank expression on the mound. The Central League baseball club said on Dec. 20, 2016, that Kato died at 66 in a Shizuoka hospital on Dec. 11 due to rectal cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ex-Giants pitcher Kato dies at 66

File photo taken in April 1976 shows Yomiuri Giants right-hander Hajime Kato celebrating after throwing a no-hitter to defeat the Hiroshima Carp. The Central League club said on Dec. 20, 2016, that Kato died at 66 in a Shizuoka hospital on Dec. 11 due to rectal cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsui starts training

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Matsui, who has agreed with the Yankees on a three-year, $21 million deal, arrives at the Yomiuri Giants Ball Park on Dec. 26 to begin training for the next season. The ex-Giants slugger said earlier he will fly to the United States for the signing of his deal with the Yankees after spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Man held after break-in at home of ex-Giants skipper Nagashima

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima speaks to reporters Aug. 7 on the attempted intrusion into his Tokyo home by a knife-wielding man, who was arrested by police earlier in the day. (Kyodo)