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.

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by his former team the Yomiuri Giants.

Former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima—one of the most successful and beloved players in the history of Japanese baseball—has died of pneumonia, his former team announced Tuesday.