Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Nishitetsu Lions pitcher Kazuhisa Inao pose ahead of Game 1 of the 1958 Japan Series at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on Oct. 11, 1958. 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.

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima waves to fans after being named MVP of the Japan Series against the Nishitetsu Lions at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 1963. 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.

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in July 2014. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in February 1957. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in March 1968. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

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).

Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

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)

The Giants are crowned - Japan Series

The Giants won the 1963 Professional Baseball Japan Series against Nishitetsu. In the 1963 Professional Baseball Japan Series, the Giants defeated Nishitetsu to win the championship, the Giants fiercely attacked, the Giants won the championship, the manager was lifted up in the air, and Nagashima was cheered by the fans..