The three-time MVP is set to become one of the latest additions to the illustrious line of Japanese pitchers to take the mound for the Dodgers, with Hideo Nomo being the pioneer for his country.
In 1985, the Brewers brought pitching legend Yutaka Enatsu to spring training. He would have been the second Japanese pitcher ...
These days, Japanese culture and politics feel more ... And his fame has now surpassed that of players like Ichiro Suzuki and Hideo Nomo, who came before him. One of them could hit really well.
In 1995, the Dodgers made history by signing right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, a five-time All-Star in Japan's Pacific League. Nomo became the first player from a Japanese professional league to ...
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Baseball: Darvish equals Nomo, but says he's not in his leagueYu Darvish pulled even with Hideo Nomo's career win total on Tuesday, but the San Diego Padres right-hander said he and the Japanese baseball Hall of Famer are still in different leagues.
LA Dodgers international signee Roki Sasaki was the biggest catch in the offseason. Not because of money, but for sheer talent.
Sasaki has the talent to be an instant sensation the way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations. The 6-foot-4 right-hander could just as easily become the Japanese Bobby ...
Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ...
The movement of Japanese players joining the MLB ranks began in earnest in 1995 with the arrival of Hideo Nomo, who also pitched for the Dodgers and even spent the 1999 season with Milwaukee.
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