Sixth in a series Before Hideo Nomo baffled batters throughout the 1995 season, he was given a crash course about the Los Angeles Dodgers' way of...
The author is on assignment this weekend, but it’s been a busy month so far. In last week's Japan Sports Notebook, an overview of the...
Fifth in a series It's quite possible that Vin Scully attended more pro baseball games than anyone else in North America between 1950 and 2016. After...
Statistical achievements are difficult to quantify in this global pandemic-shortened MLB season. The sample size is still relatively small. In normal times, teams would...
Fourth in a series It’s been 25 years since Hideo Nomo stepped onto the mound for the first time wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers...
Pitch after pitch, Kenta Maeda baffled Milwaukee Brewers batters on Tuesday, August 18. In one sensational stretch, he struck out a team-record eight straight batters...
Third in a series In decades past, the 162-game Major League Baseball season was a demanding workload for a team's publicity department under normal circumstances. Local,...
Second in a series Hideo Nomo possessed a famous stubbornness during his playing days. There were times when the power of persuasion had no chance with...
