A commemorative ceremony for the lifelong honorary director of the giant Shigeo Nagashima, a professional baseball player who received the Order of Culture, was held in Tokyo on the 8th.

As a national hero, Mr. Nagashima was awarded the Order of Culture for his efforts in the development of the baseball world.



On the 8th, a commemorative ceremony for Mr. Nagashima's award was held at the Giants' Fan Thanksgiving Day held at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo.



At the beginning, a video that looks back on Mr. Nagashima's past activities was shown, and the innocent appearance at the time of joining the team, the goodbye home run struck in the viewing game, and the splendid defense.



Then, the greeting that was left at the retirement ceremony, "I will retire today, but my giant army is forever immortal," was projected.



After that, message videos such as Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui, a student, were played, and among them, Mr. Matsui said, "Many people feel that baseball is a part of Japanese culture. I think it's Mr. Nagashima, "he gave a congratulatory message.



Then, when Mr. Nagashima appeared on the stage, Director Tatsunori Hara handed him a bouquet and took a commemorative photo with the players.



Then, Mr. Nagashima held a microphone and said, "Thank you very much, everyone."