The Los Angeles Dodgers have a rich history of international signings, which Hideo Nomo is part of as the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Nomo was originally signed by the Dodgers ...

On February 13, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed star Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo to a Minor League contract that included a $2 million signing bonus. The deal was made possible due to a loophole ...

In what might be one of the coolest hobby announcements that we’ve seen in the last twenty years, Topps recently announced that the first licensed Hideo Nomo autographs since 2005, would be released ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The David Bednar splitter, as the pitch is labeled by those who have borrowed the grip, didn’t start out that way. It was the Hideo Nomo splitter first, since Bednar learned the ...

Before the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Ichiro and Hideo Nomo, another Japanese ballplayer blazed a trail to the major leagues for them 60 years ago.