Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ... 1994 with the Orix BlueWave. Suzuki is a very common family name, and manager Akira Ohgi wanted to single out Ichiro for attention.
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer ... While Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo was a star for the Dodgers in the 1990s, Suzuki was the first Japanese position player to enjoy that level ...
Ichiro Suzuki liked to say he enjoyed hitting leadoff ... Ohgi, for instance, allowed pitcher Hideo Nomo to adhere to his own training regimen rather than institutional norms.
TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of ...