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Giants Outfielder Hisayoshi Nagano, 40, to Retire at Season’s End

The three-time Best Nine plus three-time Golden Glove winner caps a 1,512-hit career after limited appearances this year.

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Overview

  • The Yomiuri Giants announced on Oct. 14 that Nagano will end his playing career after this season.
  • He finishes with 1,512 hits after a year of reduced opportunities, logging 17 games and three hits in 2025.
  • Honors include Central League Rookie of the Year, the 2011 batting title, the 2012 most hits lead, plus selection to Japan's 2013 WBC team.
  • A Saga native, he joined Yomiuri as the top pick in the 2010 draft after stints at Chikuyo Gakuen High School, Nihon University, and Honda.
  • He moved to Hiroshima in 2019 as human compensation for Yoshihiro Maru’s free-agent signing with Yomiuri, played four seasons, then returned via trade.