Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima takes off his jersey after his last career game in the locker room at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on Oct. 14, 1974. 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

File photo taken Oct. 14, 1974, shows Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima during his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium. 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 player Shigeo Nagashima wipes tears away after his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on Oct. 14, 1974. 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

File photo taken Oct. 14, 1974, shows Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima (facing camera) chatting with first baseman Sadaharu Oh (1) and manager Tetsuharu Kawakami (77) after making a speech at his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium. 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

Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomiuri Giants speaks during a retirement ceremony at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 1974. 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

Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomiuri Giants speaks during a retirement ceremony at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 1974. 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.