from Masahiro Tanaka to Hideo Nomo. It would be quite a surprise if Sugano performed at that level, but he enters the year as an American League Rookie of the Year dark horse on a contending team.

Only Hideo Nomo (194), Kerry Wood (193), Mark Prior ... Baseball America and Baseball Digest both named Skenes their NL ...

Skenes provided a glimmer of hope for Pirates fans this year. In July, he became only the fifth rookie pitcher to start an All-Star Game and the first since Hideo Nomo in 1995. Skenes' rookie ...

Spencer Schwellenbach began last season at the High-A level, made his MLB debut less than two months later and then spent the ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers newest phenom Roki Sasaki received high praise and a flattering comparison to a pitching legend.

On February 13, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed star Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo to a Minor ... with 236 strikeouts en route to Rookie of the Year honors. Nomo went on to play in parts ...

The footage uploaded on X showed Shohei Ohtani raising both his hands straight above his head in the distinct manner that Hideo Nomo ... the National League Rookie of the Year award, besides ...

Past ESPY's: none. Credentials: First Japanese batter ever to hit the bigs, "did alright for himself" earning 2001 AL Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Gold Glove honors. Past ESPY's: none. The ESPY ...

That Roberts could even fantasize of the possibility of Sasaki outperforming Doncic speaks to the 23-year-old’s potential ... way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations.

That Roberts could even fantasize of the possibility of Sasaki outperforming Doncic speaks to the 23-year-old’s potential ... way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations.