In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...

It was his 12th career leadoff home run, which ranks second in club history behind Ichiro Suzuki (37). Crawford also tallied his third career homer on the first pitch of the game, breaking a tie ...

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.

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.

What do you think he meant by that? I think that’s one of the reasons I often tell the story of when he and Ichiro Suzuki connected. They were kindred spirits. Because Ichiro would say he ...

it’s no big deal to think of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and maybe-the-best-player-of-all-time Shohei Ohtani being from Japan. But the guy who made that all possible was Hideo Nomo. Evan ...

He’s joined by Yu Darvish (July/August 2020 & September/October 2022), Hideo Nomo (June 1995 and September 1996) and Masahiro Tanaka (May 2014). Across six starts, the 26-year-old went 3-2 with ...

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 ...

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 ...

He was also just the fifth rookie to start an All-Star game, with Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers last doing so before him in 1995, en route to winning NL Rookie of the Year. He also made ...