When Hideo Nomo debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 1995, he was only the second Japanese-born player to appear in the majors, and the first in 30 years.

That player was Hideo Nomo. ... On May 2, 1995, less than six months after he upended the world of Japanese baseball, Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles Dodger, climbed an MLB mound for the first time.

But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan's presence in the big leagues really started to be felt.

Hideo Nomo was the first Japanese-born player to relocate permanently to the MLB. He enjoyed a phenomenal start to his major league career upon his major league debut with the Dodgers in 1995.

For 13 years, San Diego Padres front office advisor Hideo Nomo has flown a group of kids from Japan to San Diego to experience a week of baseball activities in Southern California. The kids get an ...

Hideo Nomo's story to come play in MLB paved the way for so many other Japanese stars, all while being absolutely dominant in his first season ...

In a photo shared by professional photographer Jon SooHoo on Instagram, Shohei Ohtani and Hideo Nomo, two of Japan’s baseball icons, shared a moment during a training session. Behind the lens ...

Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who leads the NL in strikeouts and is second in ERA, becomes the first Japanese player picked for baseball’s All-Star game.

Yu 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. Darvish ...

But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan’s presence in the big leagues really started to be felt.

But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan's presence in the big leagues really started to be felt.

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice before ripping line drives all over the field for the Orix ...