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Hideo Nomo
  • Birth Name:
    Hideo Nomo
  • Nickname:
    The Tornado
  • Date of Birth:
    August 31, 1968
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Virgo
  • Place of Birth:
    Osaka, Japan
  • Height:
    6' 2"
  • Weight:
    210 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Japanese
  • Religion:
    Christianity

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Hideo Nomo

    Career

    Hideo Nomo
    • Profession:
      Sportsman
    • Debut:
      May 2, 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers

    Trivia

    Hideo Nomo
    • A parody of Nomo, named "Noro" is introduced in the 55th volume of the baseball manga Major, teaching the main character, Goro, how to pitch a forkball.
    • He is quoted by Kurita of the Deimon Devil Bats in the football-themed manga Eyeshield 21.
    • He is also briefly mentioned in the original Japanese version of an episode of Pokémon.
    • Nomo and his no-hitter with the Red Sox are also mentioned in the movie Fever Pitch during an argument between two characters in the movie, where one proclaims "You get to go all the good games - Nomo's no hitter!".
    • Nomo is mentioned in the 1997 film Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey. Carrey's character's son, wanting to play catch, exclaims, "I'll be Nomo, you can be José Canseco!!"
    • He won the 1996 ESPY Award for Breakthrough Athlete.
    • In addition, Nomo is one of only five players that have ever pitched at least one no-hitter game in both the National League and American League in Major League Baseball history.
    • Nomo has 123 wins in the Major Leagues and 78 in Japan, winning his 200th overall game on June 15, 2005. Nomo's success helped inspire other stars from Japan such as Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, and Daisuke Matsuzaka to come over to the States as well.
    • The Royals released him on April 29, 2008. On July 17, 2008, Nomo officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball.
    • On April 10, 2008, Nomo made his first major league appearance since 2005.

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