THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 11, 2020 at 18:40 JST
Katsuya Nomura, manager of the Rakuten Eagles, receives the winning ball for his 1,500th victory as a manager from pitcher Masahiro Tanaka in April 2009. Tanaka is now with the New York Yankees. (Pool)
Katsuya Nomura, a hall of fame catcher who belted 657 home runs and rejuvenated careers through his data-driven strategies as a manager, died of ischemic heart failure in Tokyo on Feb. 11, sources said. He was 84. [Read More]
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