Hideo Nomo is kind of like a puzzled auto mechanic scratching his head in doubt when it comes to the way he pitched Thursday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs: He doesn't know what went wrong or ...

HIDEKI MATSUI remembers Hideo Nomo’s heyday, when the righthander was considered a trail blazer and the world of Japanese baseball stopped each time Nomo took the mound for the Dodgers, thoug… ...

Last night was a typical 2004 Nomo start, as he gave up seven earned runs in just four and two-thirds innings, raising his ERA to 8.06 in the Dodgers 7-1 loss to the Giants. His fastball was ...

When Hideo Nomo made major-league history back on May 2, 1995, with his first start for the Dodgers, Bobby Valentine was watching. Since he was managing in Japan at the time, he didn't really have ...

Hideo Nomo is getting another shot at pitching in America. ... Nomo would earn $10,000 each for 20, 22 and 24 starts; $15,000 each for 26, 28 and 30 starts; and $25,000 for 32 starts.

Hideo Nomo was a trailblazer and an inspiration to Japanese players who dreamed of playing in the U.S. major leagues, former teammates and opponents said a day after the pitcher retired.

It was a full day of work for Milwaukee pitcher Hideo Nomo–first, beat the Cubs; then, beat up Cubs management. Nomo knocked out the Cubs in Milwaukee’s 11-4 victory, easily handling th… ...

The 1996 season was more of the same (16-11, 3.19 ERA, 234 K) before Nomo's performance started to slip in 1997 (14-12, 4.25 ERA, 233 K). Nomo pitched in MLB from 1995-2005 before resurfacing in 2008.