On May 2, 1995, Hideo Nomo made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Nomo threw five scoreless innings against the San ...

When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, the public enthusiasm for the pitcher “was like a wave, and it just kept getting bigger and bigger,” Barry Stockhamer recalls. Stockhamer worked for the ...

This week in baseball, one former New York Yankees starting pitcher pulled level with a record set by another. Tanaka’s achievement came as part of his Indian Summer in Japan following his return from ...

A generation ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers invested $2 million in Hideo Nomo, a 26-year-old right-hander from Japan. His arrival signaled a new wave of talent coming to Major League Baseball. “We all ...

in a recent episode of the "Refuse to Lose" podcast, Josh Rawitch discussed witnessing "Nomo-Mania" in person and compared that to Suzuki's amazing career. The Seattle Mariners will have its third ...

Paul Skenes has been in the big leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates for just over two months. And in that time, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft has taken the league by storm — while also ...

That player was Hideo Nomo. After debuting with the NPB’s Kintetsu Buffaloes as a 21-year-old rookie in 1990, Nomo was an instant success. Using a deceptive, torso-twisting, overhead windup, a mid-90s ...

1923 — In Chicago, Ill., two Black Sox sue the White Sox. Swede Risberg and Happy Felsch seek $400,000 in damages and $6,750 in back salary for conspiracy and injury to their reputation in the ...