Atomic bomb survivor Isao Harimoto dies at 86
Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb, has died at 86. He holds the record for most hits in NPB history. Read More: https://punchng.com/atomic-bomb-survivor-isao-harimoto-dies-at-86/
Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a child, has died in Tokyo at the age of 86, according to BBC Sport on Thursday. Widely known as the "Hit Machine," Harimoto holds the record for the most hits in Japanese professional baseball history, with 3,085 hits during a 23-season career. He remains the only player in Nippon Professional Baseball history to reach 3,000 hits.
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