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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants player Shigeo Nagashima is surrounded by fans after being named MVP of the Japan Series against the Hankyu Braves at Nishinomiya Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 2, 1969. 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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Baseball: Hideo Nomo

Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hideo Nomo throws against the Orix Braves during a baseball game at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on April 29, 1990. Nomo tied a Nippon Professional Baseball single-game record of 17 strikeouts.

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Baseball: Former Hankyu Braves star Spencer dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 4 Kyodo - Daryl Spencer of the Hankyu Braves practices hitting in Nishinomiya, western Japan, in October 1967. Spencer, a key member of the Braves' Pacific League dynasty of the 1960s and early 1970s, died on Jan. 2, 2017, aged 88.

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Ex-Kintetsu manager Nishimoto dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Yukio Nishimoto, former Hankyu Braves and Kintetsu Buffaloes manager, during an interview at his home in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Nishimoto, who was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, died of heart failure on Nov. 25, 2011.

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Pacific League home run king Hiromitsu Kadota (R) and Hisashi Yamada (C), ace pitcher for the Hankyu Braves in their heyday in the 1970s, have been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, the selection panel said Jan. 10. Three others also inducted are former Chunichi Dragons infielder Morimichi Takagi (2nd from R), former baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima (4th from R) and former Nishitetsu Lions infielder and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda (L).

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Former Hankyu manager Ueda, 4 others elected to Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiharu Ueda (L), who as manager led the Hankyu Braves to three consecutive Japan Series championships, and former Yakult Swallows manager Junzo Sekine pose for a photograph after being inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame along with four other notable contributors to the game Jan. 10.

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Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Pacific League home run king Hiromitsu Kadota (R) and Hisashi Yamada (C), ace pitcher for the Hankyu Braves in their heyday in the 1970s, have been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, the selection panel said Jan. 10. Three others also inducted are former Chunichi Dragons infielder Morimichi Takagi (2nd from R), former baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima (4th from R) and former Nishitetsu Lions infielder and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda (L). (Kyodo)

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes). (Kyodo)

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes). (Kyodo)

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes). (Kyodo)

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes). (Kyodo)

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Ex-Kintetsu manager Nishimoto dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Yukio Nishimoto, former Hankyu Braves and Kintetsu Buffaloes manager, during an interview at his home in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Nishimoto, who was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, died of heart failure on Nov. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Dragons' Iwase sets games-pitched record, earns save

Chunichi Dragons pitcher Hitoki Iwase throws in the ninth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Pitching in his 950th career game, Iwase surpassed the Nippon Professional Baseball record held by former Hankyu Braves ace and Hall of Famer Tetsuya Yoneda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dragons' Iwase sets games-pitched record, earns save

Chunichi Dragons' pitcher Hitoki Iwase holds up a board showing his 950th appearance in games after pitching against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Pitching in his 950th career game, Iwase surpassed the Nippon Professional Baseball record held by former Hankyu Braves ace and Hall of Famer Tetsuya Yoneda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: 3-time Japan Series-winning manager Ueda dies at 80

File photo taken in October 1998 shows former Hankyu Braves manager Toshiharu Ueda. Ueda, who as manager led the Braves to three consecutive Japan Series baseball titles between 1975 and 1977, died on July 1, 2017 at the age of 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: 3-time Japan Series-winning manager Ueda dies at 80

File photo taken in September 1978 shows Hankyu Braves manager Toshiharu Ueda being tossed in the air after the club clinched the Pacific League title. Ueda, who as manager led the Braves to three consecutive Japan Series titles in the 1970s, died on July 1, 2017 at the age of 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Hankyu Braves star Spencer dies at 88

Photo taken in 1971 shows Daryl Spencer, a key member of Japan's Hankyu Braves' Pacific League dynasty of the 1960s and early 1970s. It was reported in Japan on Jan. 3, 2017, that Spencer, who played 10 seasons in the majors before moving to the Braves -- the forerunners of the current Orix Buffaloes -- in 1964, has died aged 88. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Hankyu manager Ueda, 4 others elected to Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiharu Ueda (L), who as manager led the Hankyu Braves to three consecutive Japan Series championships, and former Yakult Swallows manager Junzo Sekine pose for a photograph after being inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame along with four other notable contributors to the game Jan. 10. (Kyodo)