Kazushige Nagashima (長嶋 一茂, Nagashima Kazushige, born January 26, 1966) is a Japanesetarento, sports commentator and former professional baseball player. His father is Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima.
Nagashima was born in Tokyo, Japan, the oldest son of former Japanese national team manager Shigeo Nagashima and his wife Akiko.[1] His brother, Masaoki, is a race car driver, and his sister, Mina, is a newscaster. Nagashima's wife is his business manager, and they have twin daughters.
Professional career
Nagashima entered Rikkyo University, following his father, and attracted much attention from professional scouts, being the son of Shigeo Nagashima. He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 draft by the Yakult Swallows, and his first professional hit was a home run against the Yomiuri Giants, and the pitcher was Bill Gullickson. He was touted as the next big star in Japanese baseball, after his father, but failed to live up to expectations. Nagashima did not hit or field well, and his playing time decreased as the years went on. In 1992, he spent a year with the Los Angeles Dodgers single-A team in the United States, but made little improvement.
He was about to be released from the Swallows in 1992, but was traded for money to the Yomiuri Giants, where his father was the manager. He did not play any better with the Giants, but his team won the league championship in 1994, and the father-son combination became a pet topic of the Japanese media. Nagashima suffered various injuries to his wrists and ankles during this period, and in 1993, he went to the U.S. to undergo surgery.
Nagashima's baseball career ended in 1996. The team demoted him to the minor leagues, along with a fine and a suspension, when he insulted coach Shozo Doi after he was told to practice bunting. Nagashima explained that he had no intention of insulting Doi, but pressure from the team and his own frustration increased when he yelled at Doi for telling him to bunt. Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe was upset, and manager Shigeo Nagashima was forced to tell his son that he would not be offered a contract for next year. Several teams showed interest in signing Nagashima, but he announced his retirement, ending his nine-year career in the professional leagues.
Nagashima had poor relationships with many managers and coaches throughout his career. Former Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi and former Yakult Swallows manager Katsuya Nomura had particular problems with Nagashima. Horiuchi (a pitching coach while Nagashima was on the Giants) was irritated at Nagashima, who probably spent more time partying than taking batting practice. Nomura criticized Nagashima when he was cut from the Giants, since he was the only player that never took notes when Nomura held daily meetings with the team during spring training.
Post-retirement
Nagashima became a sportscaster after retiring, hosting several sports shows from 1997~2002. He appeared on an NHK drama series in 2000, and has starred in several movies since then. His acting is thought to be somewhat better than his ability on the baseball field.
Among his drama appearances was the role of Motorbike Cop Ken Nakajima in "You're under arrest "( Japanese -Taiho Shichauzo )in 2003. This drama was based on a long-running anime series of the same name. In the anime Ken Nakajima is a lovable but slightly oafish character. Nagashima's somewhat broad acting style perfectly suits this role.
He has also appeared as a commentator for K-1 broadcasts, owing to his experience with Kyokushin Karate. He was knocked unconscious when he was put into a mock matchup with former K-1 World Max champion Masato on a television show.
He also appears regularly on a quiz game show, and on other variety television shows. He is in several television commercials, including one when he appears alongside his father.
At the beginning of 2005, he was made the Yomiuri Giants special advisor, and the Yomiuri Shinbun sports advisor. He was given the position with a recommendation from Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe, showing that the rift between him and his former team has healed over time. This is one of the only instances where a mediocre baseball player was given a high position in the Yomiuri organization. He also ran the first Japanese leg of the 2004 Summer Olympics torch relay.[2]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Kazushige Nagashima news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kazushige Nagashima 長嶋 一茂 Nagashima Kazushige born January 26 1966 is a Japanese tarento sports commentator and former professional baseball player His father is Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima Kazushige NagashimaInfielderBorn 1966 01 26 January 26 1966 age 57 Ohta Tokyo JapanBatted RightThrew RightNPB debutApril 9 1988 for the Yakult SwallowsLast NPB appearanceMay 28 1996 for the Yomiuri GiantsNPB statisticsBatting average 210Hits161Home runs18Runs batted in82Stolen Bases8TeamsYakult Swallows 1988 1992 Yomiuri Giants 1993 1996 Contents 1 Biography 2 Professional career 3 Post retirement 4 ReferencesBiography EditNagashima was born in Tokyo Japan the oldest son of former Japanese national team manager Shigeo Nagashima and his wife Akiko 1 His brother Masaoki is a race car driver and his sister Mina is a newscaster Nagashima s wife is his business manager and they have twin daughters Professional career EditNagashima entered Rikkyo University following his father and attracted much attention from professional scouts being the son of Shigeo Nagashima He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 draft by the Yakult Swallows and his first professional hit was a home run against the Yomiuri Giants and the pitcher was Bill Gullickson He was touted as the next big star in Japanese baseball after his father but failed to live up to expectations Nagashima did not hit or field well and his playing time decreased as the years went on In 1992 he spent a year with the Los Angeles Dodgers single A team in the United States but made little improvement He was about to be released from the Swallows in 1992 but was traded for money to the Yomiuri Giants where his father was the manager He did not play any better with the Giants but his team won the league championship in 1994 and the father son combination became a pet topic of the Japanese media Nagashima suffered various injuries to his wrists and ankles during this period and in 1993 he went to the U S to undergo surgery Nagashima s baseball career ended in 1996 The team demoted him to the minor leagues along with a fine and a suspension when he insulted coach Shozo Doi after he was told to practice bunting Nagashima explained that he had no intention of insulting Doi but pressure from the team and his own frustration increased when he yelled at Doi for telling him to bunt Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe was upset and manager Shigeo Nagashima was forced to tell his son that he would not be offered a contract for next year Several teams showed interest in signing Nagashima but he announced his retirement ending his nine year career in the professional leagues Nagashima had poor relationships with many managers and coaches throughout his career Former Yomiuri Giants manager Tsuneo Horiuchi and former Yakult Swallows manager Katsuya Nomura had particular problems with Nagashima Horiuchi a pitching coach while Nagashima was on the Giants was irritated at Nagashima who probably spent more time partying than taking batting practice Nomura criticized Nagashima when he was cut from the Giants since he was the only player that never took notes when Nomura held daily meetings with the team during spring training Post retirement EditNagashima became a sportscaster after retiring hosting several sports shows from 1997 2002 He appeared on an NHK drama series in 2000 and has starred in several movies since then His acting is thought to be somewhat better than his ability on the baseball field Among his drama appearances was the role of Motorbike Cop Ken Nakajima in You re under arrest Japanese Taiho Shichauzo in 2003 This drama was based on a long running anime series of the same name In the anime Ken Nakajima is a lovable but slightly oafish character Nagashima s somewhat broad acting style perfectly suits this role He has also appeared as a commentator for K 1 broadcasts owing to his experience with Kyokushin Karate He was knocked unconscious when he was put into a mock matchup with former K 1 World Max champion Masato on a television show He also appears regularly on a quiz game show and on other variety television shows He is in several television commercials including one when he appears alongside his father At the beginning of 2005 he was made the Yomiuri Giants special advisor and the Yomiuri Shinbun sports advisor He was given the position with a recommendation from Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe showing that the rift between him and his former team has healed over time This is one of the only instances where a mediocre baseball player was given a high position in the Yomiuri organization He also ran the first Japanese leg of the 2004 Summer Olympics torch relay 2 Nagashima played the voice of Kōichi father of the human protagonist in Studio Ghibli s 2008 animated film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 3 References Edit Obituary Akiko Nagashima 19 September 2007 Olympic Torch Relay Starts in Tokyo Novinite com 6 June 2004 Archived from the original on 28 June 2011 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Corliss Richard 2 September 2008 Ponyo More Ani Magic from Miyazaki Time Archived from the original on September 3 2008 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kazushige Nagashima amp oldid 1110927141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
