Nagashima, nicknamed 'Mr. Professional Baseball' for his commanding performances and presence, served as Giants manager after ...

Baseball stars have gathered to pay tribute to the late Japanese legend Nagashima Shigeo. Nicknamed "Mr. Pro Baseball," the ...

A key member of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants of the 1960s and ’70s, Japan’s most enduring sports dynasty, Nagashima was a star from his first season. By Ken Belson Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s most ...

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89.

Shigeo Nagashima, considered Japan's "Mr. Baseball," died at the age of 89, and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and others are ...

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima, one of the biggest stars of Nippon Professional Baseball, died ...

Japanese baseball luminaries and other sporting figures have paid tribute to Yomiuri Giants icon Shigeo Nagashima, who died ...

A private funeral was held Sunday in Tokyo for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, with former Yomiuri Giants ...

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball" and had both a lengthy playing and managerial career in NPB, ...

Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's ...

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, died June 3 at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 89. The cause was ...