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
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders World Series Baseball starring Deion Sanders is a baseball video game for the Sega 32X. North American releases feature Deion Sanders, and Japanese releases feature Hideo Nomo. 野茂 英雄ワールドシリーズベースボール The game features a full MLBPA license, which allows it to have real-life players and teams. There are three game modes: exhibition, full season, and playoff. Unlike its Genesis counterparts, this game had updated rosters for the then-current baseball season. On release, the game was scored a 29 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at "Famicom Tsūshin". "Next Generation" reviewed the 32X