Yomiuri Giants
Japanese legendary slugger Shigeo Nagashima (2nd R) swings at a pitch from former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (front R), as current Yomiuri Giants manager and former player Tatsunori Hara (2nd L) catches and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) umpires, during a ceremony at the Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2013. Matsui and Nagashima were presented the 'People's Honour Award' from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the ceremony at the Tokyo Dome stadium. Nagashima, 77, venerated in Japan as a national hero, played and managed the Yomiuri Giants.
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