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Japan mourned the death of Shigeo Nagashima, popularly known as “Mr. Baseball," as he was 89. He died on June 3, 2025, from pneumonia. A Yomiuri Giants hero, he made baseball super popular in Japan.

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89. Nagashima's death was confirmed by the Yomiuri Giants, the Nippon ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball," has died at age 89, his former team, the Yomiuri Giants, announced.

Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s most celebrated baseball player and a linchpin of the storied Tokyo Yomiuri Giants dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Tuesday in Tokyo. He was 89.

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