The Dodgers' Hideo Nomo, with a quirky windup and devastating forkball, pioneered Japanese players coming to the U.S. by quickly becoming an All-Star. Nomomania grips L.A., Japan when Hideo Nomo ...

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.

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.

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When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, ... Stockhamer worked for the Dodgers for 30 years, and when Nomo arrived from Japan in 1995, he was the club’s vice president of marketing.

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.

Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 after having a falling-out over salary with his Japanese club, the Kintetsu Buffaloes. Credit ...

Hideo Nomo, welcome to our Hall of Pretty Damn Good Players. ... a 20-year-old Nomo pitched for the Japanese team that finished second to the U.S. at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, ...

Hideo Nomo was a trailblazer and an inspiration to Japanese players who dreamed of playing in the U.S. major leagues, former teammates and opponents said a day after the pitcher retired.

Hideo Nomo, who pitched a pair of no-hitters and led a rush of Japanese players to the major leagues, is finished. Nomo announced his retirement Thursday, agent Don Nomura said. Once known for a ...

The spirit of Hideo Nomo lives on in Japanese prospect Suguru Takai. The 21-year-old Takai, a right-handed pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon ...

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 ...