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Fighters rookie Saito meets Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) introduces rookie pitcher Yuki Saito wearing his new No. 18 jersey at Sapporo Dome on Dec. 9, 2010. Saito was the first-round draft pick of the professional baseball club.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida shake hands at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on March 20, 2010, before their opening game for the 2010 season of the Pacific League.

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) hugs ace pitcher Yu Darvish (11) in celebration at clinching the club's third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch playoff berth

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida acknowledges cheers from fans at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 29, 2009 as the team routed the Orix Buffaloes 12-3 to clinch a playoff berth in the Pacific League Climax Series for the fourth straight year.

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Nippon Ham manager Nashida agrees to new 2-year deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (C) joins hands with team President Junichi Fujii (L) and general manager Masao Yamada at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 31 after agreeing to stay on as the Pacific League team's manager for the next two seasons.

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Fighters win 1st stage of Pacific League Climax Series

OSAKA, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (L in front) and his team players acknowledge fans after beating the Orix Buffaloes 7-2 to win the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series playoffs in Osaka on Oct. 12.

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Pacific League opens 2008 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (2nd from R) and team members welcome spectators at Sapporo Dome on March 20 ahead of an opener against the Lotte Marines as Japan's Pacific League began the 2008 baseball season.

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(1)Free-agent Nakamura to stay with Kintetsu

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent Norihiro Nakamura (L) shakes hands with Kintetsu Buffaloes manager Masataka Nashida at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 21. Nakamura announced his decision to remain in Japan and play for the Kintetsu for a 12th season.

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Rhodes slams two home runs

CHIBA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes (L) gets congratulations from manager Masataka Nashida (C) after hitting a home run, his second of the game, against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Dome on April 7. Kintetsu beat Lotte 7-3.

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Kintetsu's Nashida up in air with Pacific League pennant

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes manager Masataka Nashida is tossed into the air by jubilant Kintetsu players at Osaka Dome on Sept. 26 after his team clinched its first Pacific League pennant in 12 years with a 6-5 ''sayonara'' victory over the Orix Bluewave.

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Buffaloes' Rhodes hits go-ahead, two-run homer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Baffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes (L) celebrates with manager Masataka Nashida after hitting two-run homer off Seibu Lions starter Hsu Ming-chieh in the first inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 19.

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Rhodes slams two home runs

CHIBA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes (L) gets congratulations from manager Masataka Nashida (C) after hitting a home run, his second of the game, against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Dome on April 7. Kintetsu beat Lotte 7-3.

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Pacific League opens 2008 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (2nd from R) and team members welcome spectators at Sapporo Dome on March 20 ahead of an opener against the Lotte Marines as Japan's Pacific League began the 2008 baseball season. (Kyodo)

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Fighters win 1st stage of Pacific League Climax Series

OSAKA, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (L in front) and his team players acknowledge fans after beating the Orix Buffaloes 7-2 to win the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series playoffs in Osaka on Oct. 12. (Kyodo)

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Buffaloes' Rhodes hits go-ahead, two-run homer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Baffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes (L) celebrates with manager Masataka Nashida after hitting two-run homer off Seibu Lions starter Hsu Ming-chieh in the first inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 19.

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Rakuten catcher Shima out with broken left hand

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L) looks anxiously at Motohiro Shima after the catcher was hit with a foul tip on his left wrist in the first inning of a 10-2 loss to the Orix Buffaloes at Iwate Prefectural Stadium on May 18, 2016. Shima was deactivated a day later due to a broken bone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Veteran skipper Nashida looks for young spark in Sendai

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L) and rookie outfielder Luis Okoye in the dugout during a preseason game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on March 21, 2016. The veteran skipper has decided to put Okoye on the Opening Day roster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi" (pear), scatters beans with Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi (pear)," leaps alongside Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida attends a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old two-time Pacific League winner will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the league with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (R) and Eagles Vice Chairman Senichi Hoshino shake hands after a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old Nashida will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the Pacific League with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, Japan, China hold talks on trilateral summit

Kazuya Nashida, deputy director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Sept. 15, 2015, after informal talks with his counterparts from South Korea and China. The talks were held to lay the groundwork for a trilateral summit and other issues of interest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida to manage Rakuten Eagles next season

Two-time Pacific League winning manager Masataka Nashida, shown in this undated file photo, will become the new manager of the Rakuten Eagles next season. It was determined on Sept. 30, 2015, and will be formally announced after the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida shake hands at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on March 20, 2010, before their opening game for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. (Kyodo)

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Fighters rookie Saito meets Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) introduces rookie pitcher Yuki Saito wearing his new No. 18 jersey at Sapporo Dome on Dec. 9, 2010. Saito was the first-round draft pick of the professional baseball club. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Former manager Nashida infected with coronavirus

File photo taken in September 2015 shows former professional baseball manager Masataka Nashida, who managed two teams to Pacific League pennants in Japan. Nashida has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his management company said April 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iniesta signs with Vissel Kobe

Andres Iniesta (C) poses with Masataka Nashida (2nd from R), manager of the Japanese professional baseball team Rakuten Eagles, and other players at Tokyo Dome on May 24, 2018. The Barcelona legend visited the stadium after announcing his signing for J-League team Vissel Kobe owned by Japanese online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. at a press conference in Tokyo earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nashida accepts offer to manage Rakuten again next season

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida poses for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2017, after formalizing an agreement to return next season for a third year at the helm of the professional baseball team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) hugs ace pitcher Yu Darvish (11) in celebration at clinching the club's third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day. (Kyodo)

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day. (Kyodo)

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day. (Kyodo)

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Fighters clinch playoff berth

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida acknowledges cheers from fans at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 29, 2009 as the team routed the Orix Buffaloes 12-3 to clinch a playoff berth in the Pacific League Climax Series for the fourth straight year. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham manager Nashida agrees to new 2-year deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (C) joins hands with team President Junichi Fujii (L) and general manager Masao Yamada at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 31 after agreeing to stay on as the Pacific League team's manager for the next two seasons. (Kyodo)

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(1)Free-agent Nakamura to stay with Kintetsu

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent Norihiro Nakamura (L) shakes hands with Kintetsu Buffaloes manager Masataka Nashida at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 21. Nakamura announced his decision to remain in Japan and play for the Kintetsu for a 12th season. (Kyodo)

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Kintetsu's Nashida up in air with Pacific League pennant

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes manager Masataka Nashida is tossed into the air by jubilant Kintetsu players at Osaka Dome on Sept. 26 after his team clinched its first Pacific League pennant in 12 years with a 6-5 ''sayonara'' victory over the Orix Bluewave.