On May 2, 1995, Hideo Nomo made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.
Nomo threw five scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing just one hit, issuing four walks and striking out seven. The right-hander didn’t factor into the decision of a game the Dodgers won, 4-3, in 15 innings.
Nomo retired the first two batters faced but followed that by walking the bases loaded. He escaped the jam by striking out Royce Clayton.
Nomo promptly earned the nickname ‘The Tornado’ because of his high leg-kick and twisting windup.