All across Tokyo, interlocking L.A. hats dot the bustling ... a wonderfully gifted pitcher named Hideo Nomo and an indomitably fierce lawyer named Jean Afterman collaborated to take advantage ...

And then I said, “Hideo, why don’t you stay? We came all the way from Tokyo.” About 15 minutes later, Nomo comes out. He said, “They’re really pissed.” Bobby Valentine, newly named ...

TOKYO -- 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.

Hideo Nomo pulled into the Dodgers’ spring training ... Phone lines and fax machines in Nomura’s Tokyo and Los Angeles offices rang nonstop with requests for television appearances ...

Hideo Nomo tested the new strike zone in major league ... “It helped me tonight,” Nomo, a native of Tokyo, said through a translator. “That high fastball did help me.” ...

The paths of former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo and former owner and team president Peter O'Malley didn't cross during the latter's recent trip to Japan. O'Malley was in Tokyo on ...

The 26-year-olds traveled 4,805 miles from Tokyo to right field this week to ... their home nation when Seattle faced Boston starter Hideo Nomo last night. "Ichiro was the best player in Japan ...

When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers ... merchandise and saying they were getting right back on a plane to Tokyo. Much of that interest arose naturally as it might with any talented ...

In 1995, right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo made his Major League ... Hints at Dodgers Opening Day Center Fielder for Tokyo ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the ...

Thirty years ago Friday, Hideo Nomo made his major league debut. He pitched five scoreless innings against the Giants at Candlestick Park, allowed only one hit with seven strikeouts and four walks.

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 ...