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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Shohei Ohtani bridges generations by paying emotional tribute to a baseball legend
Shohei Ohtani paused his electric season to honor Shigeo Nagashima, Japan's beloved baseball icon. With a simple message and shared photos, Ohtani spoke straight from the heart. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On June 3, 2025, the Dodgers star posted the tribute during the Tokyo Series in Japan, blending personal emotion with baseball history and leaving fans deeply moved. Shohei Ohtani pays public tribute to Shigeo Nagashima During a game break on June 3 in Tokyo, Ohtani shared three photos on Instagram. Two were recent snaps with Nagashima, taken during the Dodgers' visit. Another showed Nagashima alone. The caption read, 'May your soul rest in peace.' This gesture came just after Nagashima's death at age 89 from pneumonia. Fans immediately flooded the post with comments like, 'Sorry for your loss, brother' and 'My deepest condolences,' showing deep respect for both icons. Also Read: Ohtani's gesture reflects deep respect and connection Shigeo Nagashima, nicknamed 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' inspired a generation with 444 home runs and 1,522 RBIs over a 17-year career with the Yomiuri Giants. He also led the team as a manager to two more titles. Ohtani's tribute, posted during his own game in Japan, carried deep meaning. As a modern pioneer in a star-studded Dodgers lineup, honoring Nagashima connected him to Japanese baseball's roots. Dodgers fans and Japanese supporters saw the moment as powerful. One fan wrote, 'What a picture … Mr. Nagase's spirit is firmly passed on to Otani'. Ohtani will return to play the New York Mets in the next game in Los Angeles but his kind words resonated worldwide, drawing clear attention to the emotional weight behind his tribute. Shohei Ohtani shows that true greatness isn't just on the field—it's in recognizing those who paved the way.
Kyodo News
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Funeral held for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima
KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 17:22 | Sports, All A private funeral was held Sunday in Tokyo for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, with former Yomiuri Giants teammates and players he managed at the club in attendance. The People's Honor Award recipient, who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the country's era of rapid economic growth in the 1960s and 1970s, died Tuesday of pneumonia at age 89. His popularity transcended sports. "You brought pride to the people of Japan," Nippon Professional Baseball all-time home run leader Sadaharu Oh said in a message to Nagashima during the funeral. Oh and Nagashima, together nicknamed "O-N," led the Giants to nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973. After his storied 17-year playing career, Nagashima managed the Tokyo-based club. "Shigeo Nagashima will always be with me," former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui said. "And that makes me happy." During his second stint as manager, Nagashima helped Matsui become Yomiuri's cleanup hitter. Matsui went on to play in the major leagues from 2003. Related coverage: Tributes to Nagashima pour in from Japanese sports world Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dead at 89
The Mainichi
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Funeral held for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A private funeral was held Sunday in Tokyo for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, with former Yomiuri Giants teammates and players he managed at the club in attendance. The People's Honor Award recipient, who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the country's era of rapid economic growth in the 1960s and 1970s, died Tuesday of pneumonia at age 89. His popularity transcended sports. "You brought pride to the people of Japan," Nippon Professional Baseball all-time home run leader Sadaharu Oh said in a message to Nagashima during the funeral. Oh and Nagashima, together nicknamed "O-N," led the Giants to nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973. After his storied 17-year playing career, Nagashima managed the Tokyo-based club. "Shigeo Nagashima will always be with me," former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui said. "And that makes me happy." During his second stint as manager, Nagashima helped Matsui become Yomiuri's cleanup hitter. Matsui went on to play in the major leagues from 2003.
08-06-2025
- Sport
Funeral Held for Japanese Baseball Legend Nagashima
Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--A funeral for Japanese baseball superstar Shigeo Nagashima, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89, was held in Tokyo on Sunday. A total of 96 people, including his relatives and former Yomiuri Giants players and managers, attended the funeral and bode farewell to the former legendary hitter of the popular Tokyo-based Central League team. Nagashima, nicknamed "Mr. Professional Baseball" for his overwhelming performances and presence, served as Giants manager after his retirement as a player. An altar decorated with orange flowers was set up at the funeral venue, and a bat and a jersey used by Nagashima, and his photo taken during his time as manager were displayed. Orange is a team color of the Giants. "Every move (by Nagashima) in the field attracted fans all over Japan," Sadaharu Oh, who himself is also a baseball superstar and played with Nagashima as a hitter for the Giants and then led the team as manager, said in a memorial address at the funeral. "He was shining like the sun and was really special," said Oh, now chairman of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, a Japanese professional baseball team in the Pacific League. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Yomiuri Shimbun
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Funeral for Nagashima Held in Tokyo; ‘Mr. Pro Baseball' Honored in Tokyo Ceremony
The Yomiuri Shimbun A portrait of Shigeo Nagashima is seen during a funeral for the baseball legend in Tokyo on Sunday. The funeral of legendary Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima was held in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday. Nagashima, one of Japan's most beloved sports figures and known as 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' died on Tuesday at 89. In addition to his family members, the 96 attendees of the service included Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh, with whom Nagashima formed the 'O-N' pair, a driving force for the Giants; and Tsuneo Horiuchi, former manager of the team. The altar was decorated with orange flowers, as Nagashima loved the Giants' team color. Among the items placed on the altar were a uniform with his number 3, which is now retired, the bat with which he made a walk-off home run during a game attended by Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, and a golden commemorative bat made when Nagashima received the People's Honor Award from the government with his protege Hideki Matsui.
