Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball" and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days in Nippon Professional Baseball, has died. He was 89.

June 3 (UPI) --Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants announced. He was 89. The Giants said Nagashima ...

Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants announced. He was 89.