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Hideki Matsui's three-run homer off Hideo Nomo
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Hideo Nomo pioneered path to MLB in 1995
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How notable Japanese baseball players fared in their first
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Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui won't survive the Hall of Fame vote
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Shohei Ohtani, the World Baseball Classic and a closer look at
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Hideo Nomo hits his first career Major League home run
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Rays officially add Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, lose Avisail Garcia to Brewers
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NYY@TB: Matsui's huge home run rocks the Tokyo Dome
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Odds and Evens] Trailblazer Hideo Nomo 25 Years Later
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Hideki Matsui's three-run homer off Hideo Nomo
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Dispatch #2: The weight of expectation — sinkhole
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Hideo Nomo retires Faneyte to complete 1st shutout
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