But Nomo was devastating from the fifth inning onward. At one point, he struck out seven Blue Jays in a row, just one shy of the American League record shared by Roger Clemens (in his 20-strikeout ...

Newcomers Rickey Henderson and Jeromy Burnitz didn't do much in their debuts with the Dodgers, but they weren't needed thanks to the efforts of pitcher Hideo Nomo and light-hitting Adrian Beltre ...

He is the first rookie to get the ball in the All-Star Game since Hideo Nomo, who started the 1995 MLB All-Star Game as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Here's a breakdown of rookie pitchers ...

The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 years ago. How star pitcher Hideo Nomo, an agent and a lawyer changed the landscape of MLB ...

For 13 years, Hideo Nomo, a San Diego Padres advisor and former Dodgers pitcher, has brought kids from Japan to Southern California for a week of baseball.

Saito enjoyed his best season with the Dodgers in 2007, when he went 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA, 2.57 FIP, 0.72 WHIP, 10.9 strikeouts per nine and 39 saves en route to All-Star honors.

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 ...

The strikeout was the 1,989th of Darvish’s career, surpassing former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo for most strikeouts from a Japanese-born player in MLB history.

He is the first rookie to get the ball in the All-Star Game since Hideo Nomo, who started the 1995 MLB All-Star Game as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Advertisement. Advertisement.

When Hideo Nomo debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 1995, he was only the second Japanese-born player to appear in the majors, and the first in 30 years.