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 ... League Rookie of the Year and made the All-Star team after ...

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

Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...

Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Hideo Nomo throws during ... made the All-Star team after finishing with a 13-6 record and 2.54 ERA. Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, smiles as he ...

Honolulu sits approximately halfway between Japan and the United States ... a wonderfully gifted pitcher named Hideo Nomo and an indomitably fierce lawyer named Jean Afterman collaborated to ...

But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that Japan’s presence in ... the Year and made the All-Star team after finishing with a 13-6 record ...