This is a rarely matched or surpassed, 1996 Finest #33, Refractor with Coating, second year MLB baseball card of terrific NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) and MLB (Major League Baseball) pitcher; 1990 Pacific League MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Pitcher's Triple Crown winner; 5-time NPB All -Star; 1995 National League Rookie of the Year; 2-time strikeout leader; and member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, Hideo Nomo.  Known especially for his signature wind-up, "The Tornado," Nomo became the first Japanese major leaguer to permanently relocate to major league baseball in the United States, and his success there opened the door for numerous other Japanese players to make the move to MLB ever since.