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Ichiro Suzuki’s enshrinement in the Hall of Fame ... Do you have any interest in signing Hideo Nomo?” I said, “Arn, I have to be honest with you, I have no idea in the world who in the ...
Ichiro Suzuki, whose outstanding play in Japanese ... Suzuki joins only six other players--Victor Starffin, Sadaharu Oh, Hideo Nomo, Kimiyasu Kudo, Tomoaki Kanemoto and Hideki Matsui--to have ...
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise.
In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...
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He is now a national hero in his home country. Japanese fans previously witnessed the greatness of Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki. But getting to the biggest stage of baseball and owning it – that ...
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.
Ichiro is going into the Hall of Fame on July 27, and the Seattle Mariners legend has new artifacts out in anticipation of the momentous day. After receiving more than 99 percent of the vote ...
Nomo’s career got off to a bit of a rough start as he went 0-1 through his first six outings. But he proceeded to go 6-0 with a 0.89 ERA in the next six starts, throwing at least eight innings ...
After receiving more than 99 percent of the vote, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is set for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown this July 27. He'll go in ...
One of the biggest legends in Seattle Mariners history, Ichiro Suzuki, will be recognized for his incredible career when he's inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Suzuki had ...