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Matsui Throws Ceremonial Pitch for Giants Mentor, Hopes Younger Players Will Inherit Nagashima's Love for Fans

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By Mami Hamaguchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Sportswriter

15:03 JST, August 17, 2025

Standing on the mound for a ceremonial pitch on Saturday, baseball great Hideki Matsui gently raised the ball in his right hand upward. “Manager, I’m going to throw,” he said in his heart to Shigeo Nagashima, the late lifetime honorary manager of the Yomiuri Giants.

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