NNPB Read More Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ has diedJune 5, 2025 TOKYO (AP) — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of…
NNPB Read More Hideki Matsui pays final respects to Nagashima at private viewingJune 4, 2025 Former Yomiuri Giant and New York Yankee Hideki Matsui visited the home of Shigeo Nagashima on Wednesday to…
NNPB Read More OBITUARY | Baseball Great Shigeo Nagashima Dies at 89June 3, 2025 Yomiuri Giants legend Shigeo Nagashima, a prolific winner during his pro baseball career and a national icon for…
NNew York Yankees Read More MLB rumors: New York Yankees will be top contender for second coming of Hideki Matsui?May 24, 2025 The new age version of legendary Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui is expected to be available in free agency…
NNPB Read More Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with AthleticsMay 14, 2025 Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made…
NNPB Read More [ODDS and EVENS] Ichiro Suzuki Gets Lifetime Honor with Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame InductionMay 10, 2025 In his first year of eligibility, Ichiro Suzuki was selected for induction into the Japanese Baseball of Fame…