The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 years ago.

Nomura also dabbled in the world of baseball cards ... 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.

Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...

“The demand for our product is crazy … Every single day our trading cards sell out extremely fast ... more taken by seeing ...

“The demand for our product is crazy … Every single day our trading cards sell out extremely ... stars shine in the US. Hideo Nomo, the National League Rookie of the Year and an All-Star ...

Skenes became the first National League rookie to become a starting pitcher in the MLB All-Star Game since Hideo Nomo did it for the ... in the thick of the Wild Card playoff picture entering ...

Rookie cards of Baseball Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Harmon Killebrew and Sandy Koufax make the 1955 Topps set one of the company's iconic releases 70 years later. Like the early baseball ...