Popularity of Yomiuri Giants’ charismatic star transcended sports
Shigeo Nagashima helped the Yomiuri Giants win nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973. (Nikkei)
June 3, 2025 09:23 JST
Updated on June 3, 2025 11:23 JST
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, a People’s Honor Award recipient who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the country’s era of rapid economic growth in the 1960s and 1970s, died Tuesday due to pneumonia, the Yomiuri Giants said. He was 89.