Shigeo Nagashima, (Nagashima Shigeo) Japan’s “Mr. Baseball” and “Mr. Giants.” autographed baseball in Beautiful Nr Mt+ condition.

Nagashima made his professional debut in 1958, became the team's clean-up hitter mid-season, and the Giants won the league championship. Nagashima played perhaps his most well-known game on June 25, 1959, when the Japanese Emperor attended a baseball game for the first time. Nagashima hit the game-winning home run, rookie Sadaharu Oh also had a home run in the game. Nagashima led the league in HRs (29) and RBIs (92), and was awarded Rookie of the Year.  

The years to follow would prove to be unparalleled in Japanese baseball history, with the Yomiuri Giants lineup consisting of Sadaharu Oh batting third and Nagashima batting fourth.  Nagashima continued his hitting prowess, and Oh emerged as the best hitter in the league. Nagashima and teammate Sadaharu Oh led the Giants on an endless string of victories. They achieved the famous Victory-9 stretch by winning nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965-1973.

Nagashima received five MVPs and the Best Nine Award every single year of his career (a total 17 times). He ended his 17-year career as a player with 444 home runs and a hitting average of .305.  His jersey number (3) is now a retired number for the Yomiuri Giants.

He became manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1975–1980, and again from 1993–2001.

National polls show Nagashima as the most popular and beloved sports personality in Japan. Known both for his amazing athletic success and for his dynamic, charismatic personality, he will forever remain in the hearts of baseball fans and in the history pages of Japanese athletics. He was awarded the People's Honuor Award in 2013, and in 2021 the Order of Culture.