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Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄, Nomo Hideo, born 31 August 1968) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1990 to 1994 .
The season was notable for the American baseball debut of Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo. In his first season with the Dodgers after an accomplished career in the Japanese leagues, Nomo went 13–6 with a 2.54 ERA and a league leading 236 strikeouts. He was the starting pitcher in the All-Star game and won the Rookie of the Year award.
4.6 Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Pitcher of the Year. 5 Other achievements. ... 1995 – Hideo Nomo (P) 1996 – Todd Hollandsworth (OF) 1997 – Wilton Guerrero (2B)
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Hideo Nomo, a starlet pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, used a loophole in his contract to retire from NPB, making him eligible to sign with an MLB team. Upon becoming a Los Angeles Dodger, Nomo ...
The first of these occurred in the winter of 1994 when pitcher Hideo Nomo, with the help of agent Don Nomura, became the second Japanese-born player to play in MLB, 30 years after Murakami. Nomo, who was not yet eligible for free agency in Japan, was advised by Nomura that the Japanese Uniform Players Contract's reserve clause limited the ...
He was the first pitcher to throw a shutout and hit a home run on opening day since Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians did so against the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 1953. [74] Kershaw picked up his 1,000th career strikeout on April 17, 2013, when he struck out Yonder Alonso of the Padres.
Hideo Nomo: 3 –0 4 @ Baltimore Orioles: Jason Varitek (1) Eric Cooper: Jimy Williams: Made Red Sox debut for Nomo; Game 2 of season; Longest interval between no-hitters in franchise history; Earliest calendar date of franchise's no-hitter; First and only no-hitter thrown at Camden Yards [18] 16 April 27, 2002: Derek Lowe: 10 –0 2 Tampa Bay ...