Nagashima, Matsui set to receive honor award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1970 shows Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Sadaharu Oh, star players of the Yomiuri Giants. The Japanese government is considering presenting former Giants manager Nagashima and ex-New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui with the People's Honor Award for their contributions to professional baseball, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said April 1, 2013. Oh became the first recipient of the award in 1977. (Photo by Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images)