Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. “He healed the wounds in Japan’s national psyche, ...
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NL Owner Concerned Dodgers Can Sign Any Japanese Free Agent They Want
In 1995, the Dodgers made history by signing right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, a five-time All-Star in Japan's Pacific League. Nomo became the first player from a Japanese professional league to ...
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Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ... manga and others creations from Japan. “It may not be an exaggeration to say that Ichiro represents Japan’s transition from the faceless ...
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Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
who captivated Japan and the US when he made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 as an outfielder. While pitchers, including Hideo Nomo, had already played in the US, Suzuki made ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Repeatedly told in Japan to change it ... This story has been corrected to show that Hideo Nomo is right-handed, not left-handed.