Padres, Dodgers Combine to Make Insane Postseason History for Japan

In a sense, the influx of Japanese-born players in Major League Baseball can be traced back to Hideo Nomo. When Nomo left Japan in 1995, he achieved immediate success with the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

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