Forty years ago, the Brewers almost made a similar splash ... 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 ...

On February 13, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed star Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo to a Minor League contract ... for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox ...

While talking to Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain, Yates said that he saw Hideo Nomo in Sasaki’s splitter. “It’s nasty,” said Yates of Sasaki’s signature splitter. “Hideo Nomo helped me ...