With a robust history of developing Japanese talent—HideoNomo, Kenta Maeda, and now Yoshinobu Yamamoto—Los Angeles offers a proven pathway to stardom. Add to that their presence in a Japan ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a rich history of international signings, which HideoNomo is part of as the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Nomo was originally signed by the ...
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the ...
along with the cap Ohtani hurled in the air when striking out Mike Trout to seal Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic championship. There is also a HideoNomo exhibit featuring a silhouette of ...
Former A's infielder Jordan Díaz has indeed signed with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's NPB ... made it to Major League Baseball, including HideoNomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Masataka Yoshida, and most ...