Tokyo Yomiuri Giants owner Toru Shoriki presents Dodger President Peter O’Malley with a suit of armor

In recognition of the longtime friendship between the O’Malley family and the Shoriki family, Yomiuri owner Toru Shoriki sent two former Giants players and managers, Motoshi Fujita (far left in second photo) and Shigeo Nagashima, (second from left in second photo) both in the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame, to Dodger Stadium to present this replica suit of armor to Dodger President Peter O’Malley (right in second photo) on January 29, 1988. Tetsuharu Kawakami, a third Giants’ Hall of Fame player and manager, was also involved in the impressive present expressing appreciation to Peter and the O’Malley family. The O-Yoroi, or Great Armor, was worn by Japan’s highest-ranking samurai from the 10th through 14th centuries. Shimazu Yoshihiro, feudal lord of the Satsuma Province during the late 16th Century, was captivated by the form of the Great Armors. This piece is modeled after Yoshihiro’s personal suit of armor. It has been modified to showcase the family crest of the Tokugawa Clan, to whom the Shimazu pledge their loyalty at the close of the Warring States Period (1467 -1600).