The Los Angeles Dodgers brand is a global force that didn’t just appear overnight. The groundwork was laid decades ago when they sent Tommy Lasorda, who was just a scout, overseas in 1965 to conduct clinics.
Walter O’Malley had a global vision for his beloved club and his son, Peter, continued developing it.
In 1995, the Dodgers signed right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, a five-time All-Star in Japan’s Pacific League. Nomo became the first player from a Japanese professional league to play in the Major Leagues since Masanori Murakami, a left-hander who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1964–65.