The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 years ago.

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...

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. It was there, beneath the swirling ...

Nearly 25 years after Suzuki's MLB debut, the defending World Series ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan's presence in ...

He'll face Yamamoto on Tuesday in the first all-Japanese starting pitcher duel in MLB history. Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Hideo Nomo throws during the first inning against the Houston Astros ...

How star pitcher Hideo Nomo, an agent and a lawyer changed the landscape of MLB forever The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 ...