When Hideo Nomo debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, ... I went through the U.S.-Japan agreement back then. The U.S. team cannot sign players that were on the active list and restricted ...

San Diego Padres advisor Hideo Nomo has brought kids from Japan to Southern California for 13 years, ... (1964–65) to sign with a Major League team.

In Japan, however, ... to join an MLB team. When news of Nomo’s retirement reached the ... On May 2, 1995, less than six months after he upended the world of Japanese baseball, Hideo Nomo, ...

But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan's presence in the big leagues really started to be felt.

Yu Darvish pulled even with Hideo Nomo's career win total on Tuesday, but the San Diego Padres right-hander said he and the Japanese baseball Hall of Famer are still in different leagues. Darvish ...

Hideo Nomo remains the only pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter at Coors Field, ... Reason one is being a part of Team Japan, the 2013 World Baseball Classic team, (I) ...

Hideo Nomo's story to come play in MLB paved the way for so many other Japanese stars, all while being absolutely dominant in his first season ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now.His triumphs across the Pacific ...

FILE – Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Hideo Nomo throws during the first inning against the Houston Astros, April 25, 1996, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) ...

In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – went on a barnstorming tour around Japan. More than half a million ...

From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's Baseball Rise in MLB Hits High Point in Dodgers-Cubs Series TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a ...