2011 — Infielder Wilson Valdez wound up as the winning pitcher when the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Valdez threw a hitless 19th inning in his first ...

2003 — Jeremi Gonzalez earned his first major league victory in nearly five years as Tampa Bay beat Anaheim 3-1. Gonzalez won for the first time since June 28, 1998, while with the Chicago Cubs. He ...

Thirty years ago Friday, Hideo Nomo made his ... to several people involved in Nomo’s debut to recount the time of leaving Japan to pitch in the majors. The Mariners actually had the first ...

When Hideo Nomo debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 1995, he was only the second Japanese-born player to appear in the majors, and the first in 30 years. The maneuvering needed to reach ...

1989 — Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners makes his major league debut ... Opening Day is set with five players having multiple home run games. 2001 — Hideo Nomo became the fourth pitcher in ...

1989 — Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners makes his major league ... five players having multiple home run games. 2001 — Hideo Nomo became the fourth pitcher in major-league history ...

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Dodgers in 1995 that Japan’s presence ...

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that ...

Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki pops out in the third inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) ...