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Shigeo Nagashima, one of the best Japanese baseball players of all time, has died at the age of 89.
The Yomiuri giants, the Nippon Professional Baseball League team for which he played and achieved throughout his illustrious career in Japan, confirmed his death on Tuesday.
While it was a Japanese legend, Nagashima was loved worldwide, and that was with the large amount of love and support after the news of her death, even of the Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.
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The former Yomiuri Giants manager, Shigeo Nagashima, attends the Dream project of Japan Nagashima in Makuhari Messe on January 19, 2008 in Chiba, Japan. (Koichi Kamoshida/Getty images)
“May your soul rest in peace,” said Ohtani’s subtitle on Instagram under a photo of Ohtani and Nagashima, he said when translated into English.
The Ohtani Dodgers, who tried to buy Nagashima’s contract from the giants while playing, also shared condolences.
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“The Dodgers cry the death of Shigeo Nagashima, the ‘Baseball’ of Japan, who died Tuesday in Tokyo at 89 years,” said the Dodgers. “Nagashima became a legend for Yomiuri giants, who have enjoyed a long -standing relationship with the Dodgers since the 1960s. We extended our most sincere condolences to their family and generations of fans.”
For 17 NPB seasons, Nagashima starred in the giants, cutting .305/.379/.540 with 44 homers and 190 stolen bases of 1958-74. The most valuable player in the Central League was appointed five times as one of the most feared hitters in sport.
The third base Shigeo Nagashima, of the Tokyo Giants of the Japanese Central League, moves to a balanced balance towards the baseline during a spring training game in March 1971 against the Baltimore Orioles at the Miami Stadium in Miami, Fla. (Diamond images/Getty images)
Nagashima and her partner Japanese legend Sadaharu Oh helped giants win nine consecutive series of Japan, and Nagashima won 11 in general during her game days.
When his career ended in uniform, Nagashima and Oh turned to lead the giants as managers. Nagashima won a couple of Japan series titles as a manager, including his 1994 season with Hideki Matsui leading the way.
Matsui starred in the New York Yankees in the Major Leagues when the Japanese superstars who go to MLB became more common. Matsui was fundamental to bring his 27th world title to Yankes in 2009.
Shohei Ohtani reacted to the death of the Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima on Tuesday. (Getty images)
Nagashima remained connected to the game until the end, including her role as a torch bearer at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games along with OH and Matsui.
