Nomo was good for a year or two but I think it's hard to argue that he paved the way for Japanese players. He was forgotten almost as soon as he got here but I'm also not sure that was totally his fault. A number of average, bad or forgettable pitchers came over after him and I would say watered down the excitement from Japan. These would include:
Hideki Irabu; Shigetoshi Hasegawa; Masato Yoshii; Tomo Ohka, etc.
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