Hideo Nomo

11 June 2008

If he receives this award, he'd follow in the footsteps of countrymen Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and Kaz Sasaki (Hideki Matsui was edged out by Angel Berroa, a laughable omission in hindsight). And like all of them, Fukudome isn't "really" a rookie.

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20 May 2008

n for his work at the plate and in the clubhouse than behind it, Varitek has caught no-hitters from Hideo Nomo, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz and, now, Jon Lester's. He's the first catcher in major league history to catch four no-hitters, and that's no coincidence.

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