The overwhelming popularity of artist Takashi Murakami's MLB Tokyo Series merchandise has fueled another round of colorful ...

For Roberts, there already warrants a likeness to fellow Japanese native Hideo Nomo. “I don’t want to make comparisons too much, but it’s kind of like Hideo,” Roberts said. “I think it ...

As reluctant as manager Dave Roberts was to compare Yamamoto to another Japanese pitcher, he said Yamamoto reminded him of Hideo Nomo because of his reliance on his fastball and splitter. Read more: ...

2001 — Hideo Nomo became the fourth pitcher in major-league ... 2006 — Seattle Mariners rookie Kenji Johjima, the first catcher from Japan to start a major league game, hits a home run for ...