The three-time MVP is set to become one of the latest additions to the illustrious line of Japanese pitchers to take the mound for the Dodgers, with Hideo Nomo being the pioneer for his country.

In 1985, the Brewers brought pitching legend Yutaka Enatsu to spring training. He would have been the second Japanese pitcher ...

The Dodgers have the Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani collaboration to look forward too, prompting a huge vision from Andrew ...

LA Dodgers international signee Roki Sasaki was the biggest catch in the offseason. Not because of money, but for sheer talent.

The movement of Japanese players joining the MLB ranks began in earnest in 1995 with the arrival of Hideo Nomo, who also pitched for the Dodgers and even spent the 1999 season with Milwaukee.

Roki Sasaki has the talent to be an instant sensation the way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations.

Koyo Aoyagi arrived in camp after the long trip from Japan, is eager to test his skills against the world's best competition and says he'd take pride in opening doors for the Phillies in the Far East.

Roki Sasaki has the talent to be an instant sensation the way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations. But he could just as easily become the Japanese Bobby Miller.

The Reds continue their rebuilding as they trade one of their most iconic players, 2B Brandon Phillips, to the Atlanta Braves ...

It would be 30 years before MLB got another Japanese player. Hideo Nomo joined the Dodgers in 1995 and was the NL Rookie of the Year with a 13-6 record. Overall in America, he worked in 324 games ...