On February 13, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed star Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo to ... That made Nomo the first Japanese-born pitcher to appear in an MLB game since Masanori Murakami pitched ...
In Nomo's first pro season, 1990, starting pitchers were still expected to finish their starts. Because of his frequent walks and strikeouts in an era when starters threw 150-plus pitches a game ...
Hideo Nomo was the first Japanese-born player to relocate permanently ... He became just the fourth debutant to start an All-Star Game, and later bagged the National League Rookie of the Year ...