He was the only Japanese pitcher in MLB to throw a no-hitter until the Seattle Mariners ' Hisashi Iwakuma did so on August 12, 2015, against the Baltimore Orioles. [4] Nomo was well known for his distinctive "tornado" pitching windup and delivery. In 2014, Nomo was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Feb 9, 2017 · After interviewing with several major-league teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners, Nomo found a personal connection with Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley and signed with the team in February 1995.

The right-hander led the Dodger staff and tied for fifth in the National League with 16 victories, equaling his career high (1996, 2002)...his 3.09 ERA was sixth-best in the NL...led all of baseball with a 0.83 ERA during day games, the lowest single-season mark in baseball since 1960...was fifth in the NL with a 2.69 ERA on the road...his 218. ...

Feb 12, 2024 · Nomo finished the year 13-6 with a 2.54 ERA, led the NL in strikeouts (236) and helped the Dodgers top the Rockies by one game for the NL West title. He also beat out future Hall of Famer Chipper Jones for the NL Rookie of the Year Award.

Feb 2, 1995 · Hideo Nomo came to town for a workout and a checkup yesterday. Nomo, 26 and regarded as one of Japan's top pitchers before contract troubles with his Kintetsu team this winter, made Seattle the...

Apr 2, 2024 · 2001 — Hideo Nomo became the fourth pitcher in major-league history to throw a no-hitter in both leagues in Boston’s 3-0 victory over Baltimore. Nomo, who threw the first no-hitter in Colorado’s Coors Field on Sept. 17, 1996, for Los Angeles, walked three and struck out 11 in the first no-hitter in the 10-year history of Camden Yards.

May 4, 2024 · In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month, let's remember when Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter against the Rockies

Apr 7, 2024 · Nomo was 0-3 with a 4.24 ERA in the 1988 Baseball World Cup for Japan, striking out 17 in 17 innings. He lost to Puerto Rico once and twice to the Cuban national team.

Renegade agent Don Nomura and pitcher Hideo Nomo shook up the baseball establishment in 1995. Twenty-five years after Nomo joined the Dodgers, Nomura reminisces on the profound significance of Nomomania.