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Originally Posted by jingram058
Not on the same level as Ichiro. Not even close. No one even knows who Hideo Nomo is/was today. Ichiro is a household name.
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Career wise Nomo isn't on the same level as Ichiro but Nomo was the one who broke the barrier on the Japanese side which allowed NPB players to go to the US in the first place.
Ichiro (along with Shinjo) was the first position player to make the move to MLB so he is also quite important in that respect, but I don't think its fair to sell Nomo short (and Nomo was a household name at one point in the 90s for what it is worth).