Don Nomura NPB was no longer bound to their NPB team outside Japan and was free to sign overseas without violating the working agreement. After the 1994 season Nomura assisted star NPB pitcher Hideo Nomo in testing the loophole. After failing to reach a contract agreement with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Nomo retired from NPB and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995. In 1998 he represented Hideki Irabu, whose contract was sold by the Chiba Lotte Marines to the San Diego Padres. Irabu stated that he would only play for the New York Yankees, and refused to sign with the Padres.
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,