[DOC] [TLE] List of Major League Baseball players from Japan - Wikipedia [PAR] A total of 54 Japanese-born players have played in at least one Major League 
Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, nine are currently on MLB rosters. The 
first instance of a Japanese-born player playing in MLB occurred in ... For thirty 
years Murakami was the only Japanese player to appear in an MLB game. 
Pitcher... [DOC] [TLE] Hideo Nomo - Wikipedia [PAR] Hideo Nomo is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional 
Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in 
his native country, where he played with the ... He was the only Japanese pitcher 
in Major League Baseball to throw a no-hitter until the Seattle Mariners' Hisashi... [DOC] [TLE] Andruw Jones - Wikipedia [PAR] Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curaaoan professional baseball outfielder and 
designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably for 
the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas 
Rangers, Chicago ... As a 13-year-old, playing for his father's Royal Scorpions 
team, he sent a ball... [DOC] [TLE] Nomo, Hideo - Dictionary definition of Nomo, Hideo | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Pitcher Hideo Nomo, nicknamed "Tatsumaki" (the Tornado) for his unusual 
windup ... After playing four years with Japan's Kintetsu Buffaloes, he joined the 
Los ... He became the first professional Japanese player to join an American 
major ... 1995, Signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 8, becoming the 
first... [DOC] [TLE] Mashi Murakami, MLB pioneer: 'When I went to the mound, I was ... [PAR] Jul 1, 2015 ... That he didn't pitch longer in the major leagues. ... Mashi: The Unfulfilled 
Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer, and 
Yuriko Gamo Romer, ... Once he did, another Japanese player did not play in the 
MLB for 30 years until Hideo Nomo debuted for the Dodgers in 1995. [DOC] [TLE] Hideo Nomo Biography - Super Tornado, L.a. Dodger, Japanese ... [PAR] Pitcher Hideo Nomo, nicknamed "Tatsumaki" (the Tornado) for his unusual ... was 
the first Japanese major league baseball player to join the American major 
leagues. After playing four years with Japan's Kintetsu Buffaloes, he joined the 
Los ... in Japan, Nomo became a superstar during his first year with the Dodgers,
... [DOC] [TLE] Nomo Elected to Japan Baseball Hall of Fame - News | Historic ... [PAR] Jan 17, 2014 ... Nearly 19 years ago, pitcher Nomo signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers to 
become ... from Japan's professional baseball league to Major League Baseball 
in 30 years. ... elected to the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year of 
eligibility. ... He pitched for the Dodgers from 1995-1998 and 2002-2004. [DOC] [TLE] About Us | Historic Dodgertown [PAR] He and his family have strong bonds that tie him to Historic Dodgertown, as he 
spent ... During more than 50 years of Dodger ownership, the O'Malley family .... 
Park, from Kong Ju City, first pitched at Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Florida during 
... Nomo was the first Japanese-born player to play in Major League Baseball 
from... [DOC] [TLE] Kenta Maeda adds to Dodgers' rich history of Japanese pitchers ... [PAR] Jan 1, 2016 ... Maeda's 30-day posting period ends next week, so we'll have official ... Nomo, 
who was 26 at the time, was sensational in 1995, going 13-6 with a ... 17 of that 
season, he became the first Japanese-born pitcher to ... The Dodgers quickly re-
signed Saito following the season and he played two more years in... [DOC] [TLE] Hideo Nomo - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com [PAR] Feb 12, 2016 ... In 1995, pitcher Hideo Nomo became the second Japanese to play in the ... for a 
large number of other Japanese players to play in Major League Baseball. ... In 
the Japanese Pacific League, he pitched from 1990 to 1994 for the .... In his first

Question: He was the first Japanese player in nearly 30 years to play in the majors when he pitched for the Dodgers in 1995
Answer: Nomo