Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89 | National News

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89.

His death was confirmed Tuesday by the Yomiuri Giants, the team he helped make famous and eventually managed.

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