I thought there was going to be an increased interest in Japanese baseball in other countries, particularly in North America, after Hideo Nomo made it big with the Los Angeles Dodgers 12 years ago in 1995.
It didn't really happen, though.
It also failed to materialize when Ichiro (Suzuki) had that phenomenal year with the Seattle Mariners in 2001.
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