Where is hideo nomo now

In , he received the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. Nomo, the second Japanese-born player after Masanori Murakami, to play in the majors, joined the Dodgers as a free agent after declaring his retirement from Nippon Professional Baseball at age He played 12 seasons for seven teams in the majors and retired in He joined the Padres as an adviser in In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.

Hideo, on behalf of the Dodger organization, congratulations on this prestigious honor. We wish you and your wonderful family many happy and healthy years. Copyright Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Follow BaseballAlmanac Find us on Facebook. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Born In:. Died On:. Still Living Oldest Living. Lefties had a tough time picking up the [forkball].

But he rebounded to go with a 2. Nomo, now 51 and in his fifth year as a baseball operations advisor for the San Diego Padres, continued the success in , striking out 17 against the Marlins and pitching a no-hitter against the Rockies at Coors Field.

He went on to pitch 12 years in the big leagues, going with a 4. He won Associated Press Sports Editors awards for game-story writing in , feature-story writing in and breaking news in A native of East Lyme, Conn.

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Hideo Nomo has champagne poured over his head while celebrating a late-season win in that clinched at least a tie of the NL West title for the Dodgers.