Hideo Nomo
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Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player
Why Is Hideo Nomo Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Hideo Nomo is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball . He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to . He then exploited a loophole to free himself from his contract, and became the first Japanese major leaguer to permanently relocate to MLB in the United States, debuting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in . Although he was not the first Japanese player in American professional baseball, Nomo is often credited with opening the door for Japanese players in MLB, due to his star status.
