Major league hitters are scuffling against the offerings of Japanese pitching stars Roki Sasaki, Shota Imanaga, and Yoshinobu ...

The movement of Japanese players joining 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 season with Milwaukee.

2: Hideo Nomo burst onto the scene — but never re ... game in three decades — and his signature windup, as quirky of a pitching motion as Craig Counsell's batting stance — kept opponents ...

While some windups defy the rules of physics, others resemble dancing routines. Some of the most bizarre pitching actions ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers newest phenom Roki Sasaki received high praise and a flattering comparison to a pitching legend.

Hideo Nomo was the first Japanese-born player to ... However, Ohtani has not yet taken up pitching duties for the Dodgers since he has been recuperating from an elbow reconstruction surgery ...

I understand smooth (he doesn't look like Kevin Appier or Hideo Nomo) and consistent (he looks ... I don't know what "clean" means in terms of pitching mechanics. And what does "clean and smooth ...

Sasaki has the talent to be an instant sensation the way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations. The 6-foot-4 right-hander could just as easily become the Japanese Bobby ...

Before the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Ichiro and Hideo Nomo ... as a TV commentator. He watched Nomo and his dynamic “tornado” pitching motion. It was the moment when the road that Murakami ...

Skenes entered the 2024 season as one of the most hyped pitching prospects in MLB history ... Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo in 1995. If Skenes can build on one of the ...