Entrevistas

1. Welcoming Nomo

2. Nomo's impact on later Japanese players

3. Nomo's personality

4. Nomo attendance boost

5. Dodgers relationship with Japan

6. Walter O’Malley’s philosophy

Kohrogi,Acey

Exdirector del Departamento de Operaciones de Asia de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles

Welcoming Nomo

I’m very close with Tommy and Nomo so I can tell you that Tommy took him under his wing as his son. And he really took care of him as far as eating dinner, traveling, everything; always brought Nomo next to him and because of the support Tommy gave, the rest of the players followed that support and the whole team supported him to make sure the transition was smooth, that he can adjust to American baseball, so yes, Tommy Lasorda was a big part of Nomo’s success. He made him comfortable.

Fecha: March 21, 2014

Zona: California, US

Entrevista: Mark Langill

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevista

Acey Kohrogi, exdirector del Departamento de Operaciones de Asia de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles y asistente de Peter O’Malley (dueño de los Dodgers) durante 20 años, ocupa actualmente el cargo de jefe del Departamento de Operaciones de Asia para la agencia deportiva MVP Sports Group. Kohrogi trabajó durante dos décadas con la organización de los Dodgers y los ayudó a atraer a personalidades de las Grandes Ligas como Hideo Nomo, Takashi Saito, Hiroki Kuroda, Chan Ho Park y Hong-Chi Kuo. Su entrevista para Discover Nikkei fue realizada conjuntamente con la exhibición Dodgers—La Hermandad del Juego, que se presenta en el Museo Nacional Americano Japonés. (Setiembre del 2014)