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Hideo Nomo’s arrival to American Major League Baseball was without a doubt one of the biggest sports stories of the 90′s. Though he wasn’t the first Japanese player to play in the Major Leagues,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he is credited for starting the wave of Japanese-born players to hit the states. Nomo’s unorthodox delivery paired with his success in his rookie year led him to be one of the standouts of the league,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], to which Nike took notice by releasing the Air Max Nomo in 1996. After the astounding success of the Nike Air Griffey Max 1, Nike decided to push the baseball-inspired Retro by re-releasing the Air Max Nomo in 2011 – the first of which is the Varsity Red/Black-White-Varsity Maize colorway. You can find these in Nike retailers like WEST in NYC,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but you can also grab a pair now on eBay.