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Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋 茂雄, Nagashima Shigeo, born February 20, 1936, in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) nicknamed "Mr. Giants" is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager. Biography. Nagashima played baseball at his local high school, and on the Rikkyo University baseball team from 1954–1957. He joined the Yomiuri Giants in 1958.
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Shigeo Nagashima. Position: Third Baseman. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-10 , 167lb (178cm, 75kg) Born: February 20, 1936 in Sakura, Japan. High School: Sakura Number One HS (Japan) School: Rikkyo University (Japan) Full Name: Shigeo Nagashima. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen.
Nov 2, 2023 · Considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball, Shigeo Nagashima was the star third baseman for the Yomiuri Giants from 1958 to 1974. He is unquestionably the most popular player in the history of Japanese baseball.
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Shigeo Nagashima is considered one of the top two baseball players from Japan. It was in 1961 when he first met Peter O’Malley during the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants’ first team visit to Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Florida.
May 11, 2023 · One of the world’s nicest people. As a player he honed his swing by practice with a samurai sword, slicing slips of paper suspended from the ceiling in nightly training sessions. He was a citizen of Taiwan who lived in Japan on a resident’s visa.
Sep 7, 2022 · Baseball great Shigeo Nagashima was taken to a Tokyo hospital by ambulance on Tuesday afternoon, September 6 after experiencing dizziness and a mild brain hemorrhage at his home, according to published reports.
Nov 24, 2023 · Yomiuri Giants’ lifetime honorary manager Shigeo Nagashima has made an appearance at the finale of the “Giants FanFesta 2023” held at Tokyo Dome.
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