The Giants returned to the first division upon moving to the West Coast, led by players produced by the club's farm system. Feeney and farm director Carl Hubbell, the Hall of Fame pitcher, had stocked the team with outstanding young talent — especially African-American and Latin-American players, exploiting lingering prejudice by most other Major League clubs. The Giants were the first team to sign players from the Dominican Republic, bringing to San Francisco stars such as Juan Marichal, Felipe Alou and Matty Alou. The Giants also were the first MLB team to sign a player from Japan, Masanori Murakami, a left-handed pitcher who debuted in 1964.