Permanent Collection: Hideo Nomo - NOMO Watch in U.S.A. 1995, Dodgers

Permanent Preservation Edition: Hideo Nomo NOMO Watch in U.S.A. 1995, The Dodgers Made History by Kyoko Umeda

A book about Hideo Nomo's achievements in 1995.

Stored as a document, almost unused.
I believe it is in a clean condition, but I ask for your understanding.

Hideo Nomo, a pitcher who achieved great success in the 1995 Major League season and excited not only America but also all of Japan. This is a non-fiction account of his personality and the team, the Dodgers, as they were.

First edition published December 18, 1995.

Hideo Nomo

He produced many strikeouts with his forkball, delivered from a unique form called the "Tornado Pitching Style." In his NPB era, he was the first Pacific League player to win the Sawamura Eiji Award, achieved the pitching Triple Crown for the first time in the Heisei era, and won the most wins four times (4 consecutive years from his rookie year), tying the Pacific League record.

Nicknames: "Dr. K", "The Tornado". The dynamic overhand pitching style, where he turns his back to the batter from the wind-up position on the pitcher's mound until the release of the ball, is called the "Tornado Pitching Style." From this overhand delivery, he threw a fastball with an average speed of 86-90 mph (approx. 138-145 km/h), with a maximum speed of 95 mph (152.9 km/h), and a forkball of 77-82 mph (approx. 124-132 km/h) as his weapons. His fastball was basically a four-seam fastball, but he occasionally mixed in a cut fastball against left-handed batters. In the 2000s, he sometimes used curveballs, sliders, and two-seam fastballs. After injuring his shoulder during the 2004 season, the Dodgers' doctor diagnosed that the twist of the Tornado Pitching Style put a strain on his shoulder, so he had to abandon the Tornado Pitching Style when pitching in games after the injury, including the games after his return. He was pitching with the Tornado Pitching Style when he achieved 200 combined wins in the US and Japan with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2005 season, but he was released by the Devil Rays during that season. He was unable to return to Major League Baseball from the following season until 2008.