Hideo Nomo to active status. This led to him heading to the U.S., where in February 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him. Nomo made his U.S. pro baseball debut with the Bakersfield Blaze on April 27, 1995, against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Placed on a 90-pitch limit, and throwing mainly fastballs, Nomo pitched 5⅓ innings, taking the 2–1 loss against the Quakes. On May 2, after a month in the minors necessitated by a player's strike, he became the first Japanese-born Major Leaguer to appear in a major league game since Masanori Murakami in . He was also the first Japanese-born
First Flight Baseball Complex First Flight Baseball Complex The First Flight Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina at First Flight High School. It is the home of the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Tidewater Summer League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team, which was founded for the 1997 season, began playing at the field in the 2006 season. Prior to this, the Daredevils had played at Coy Tillett Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina. The field street address is 111 Veterans Drive, Kill Devils Hills, North Carolina. The field's dimensions are 355 ft. down the foul lines,