The Reds managed just three hits in Monday’s loss and now sit 68-64 and 2 1/2 games out of the final wild-card spot.

But it’s more than that, too! It’d be a no-hitter at Coors Field, the brand-new, thin-air ballpark in Denver, Colorado.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1995: Hideo Nomo #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during a Major League Baseball game circa 1995. Nomo played for the Dodgers from 1995 - 98 and 2002 - 2004.

Hideo Nomo ‘s journey to North America is an interesting story. But, it’s no secret that Japanese baseball players have thrived in MLB.

The 1996 season was more of the same (16-11, 3.19 ERA, 234 K) before Nomo's performance started to slip in 1997 (14-12, 4.25 ERA, 233 K). Nomo pitched in MLB from 1995-2005 before resurfacing in 2008.

By Eddie Maisonet, IIIThere isn't a baseball fan around who didn't try to emulate Hideo Nomo's pitching windup back in 1995. I remember the first time I tried to do it â I'm pretty sure I damn ...

Hideo Nomo retires Hideo Nomo ended his 12-year U.S. Major League baseball career Thursday by announcing his retirement without fanfare.

Hideo Nomo was a trailblazer and an inspiration to Japanese players who dreamed of playing in the U.S. major leagues, former teammates and opponents said a day after the pitcher retired.

From the archives | May 25 Hideo Nomo spins 1-hit gem for Red Sox By Michael Madden Globe Staff,May 26, 2001, 11:11 a.m.

On May 2, 1995, Hideo Nomo made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Nomo threw five scoreless innings against the San ...

Nomo went 123-109 with a 4.24 ERA in parts of 12 big league seasons with the Dodgers (two stints), Mets, Brewers, Tigers, Red Sox, Devil Rays and Royals. He also threw two no-hitters.