Yoshinobu Yamamoto's success rooted in a willingness to change
9 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto's success rooted in a willingness to change

LA Times  

Yoshinobu Yamamato did what? Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees to 12-year, $325-million deal with Dodgers Japanese pitching ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto agreed to a deal with the Dodgers, joining the newly acquired Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow on the team. If a player made an error, Yamamoto would joke, “You better hit.” Miyagi said he often pitched the day after Yamamoto, which would result in Yamamoto kidding him about how he better not end the Buffaloes’ winning streak. Shunpeita Yamashita, a 6-foot-3 right-hander with a 100 mph fastball who could be Japan’s next great pitching export, said Yamamoto was always open to offering him advice. Even when he performed well, he didn’t change.” Iwata said he wanted Yamamoto to succeed in the major leagues.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto has best start of 2024 in World Series Game 2
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has best start of 2024 in World Series Game 2

LA Times  

In 2019, when Gerrit Cole spurned his hometown Angels to sign with the New York Yankees, his agent did not mince words in explaining why. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series, but it remains to be seen if Shohei Ohtani will play in Game 3 in New York. “Watching how he was …

Ohtani's Historic Journey to the World Series: A Journey of Dreams and Determination
2 months ago

Ohtani's Historic Journey to the World Series: A Journey of Dreams and Determination

Associated Press  

Shohei Ohtani has achieved his dream of reaching the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hit .364 with two homers, six RBIs, nine walks and a 1.184 OPS against the New York Mets, including two hits and an RBI in Game 6. He's batting .286 with three homers and 10 RBIs over 11 games in his first postseason …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers under pressure in Dodgers' NLDS win
2 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers under pressure in Dodgers' NLDS win

LA Times  

The shortest player on the field at Dodger Stadium looked as if he was the tallest. Yamamoto added, “I think I owe my performance today to my teammates.” Hernández said there was a reason the Dodgers invested as much in Yamamoto as they did. Talking to Yamamoto after his Game 1 debacle in this division series, Friedman said, “You could …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 for Dodgers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 for Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 5. “I’m sure Yoshinobu will be a part of it,” Roberts said Thursday, referring to $325-million offseason signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto, his Game 1 starter. “I think the main variable is seeing our guys go out there today, play catch, …

Dodgers concerned about Yoshinobu Yamamoto tipping pitches?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers concerned about Yoshinobu Yamamoto tipping pitches?

LA Times  

The Dodgers anointed Shohei Ohtani as the highest-paid player in baseball history last December. “But guys in the ’pen picked us up, and the offense was relentless with their at-bats.” Game 2 is Sunday, with hometown star Jack Flaherty scheduled to start for the Dodgers. “He was really down,” Ohtani said, “so I’m glad we were able to win.” The …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto bends but doesn’t break as Dodgers split series versus Braves
3 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto bends but doesn’t break as Dodgers split series versus Braves

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during the first inning of a 9-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Monday. “It wasn’t as sharp command-wise as his first one back, but he made pitches when he needed to,” manager Dave Roberts said. That’s a hard play.” At the plate, the Dodgers were in full factory mode, manufacturing nine …

Dodgers defense ruins strong return by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in loss to Cubs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers defense ruins strong return by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in loss to Cubs

LA Times  

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning. “We’ve got to eliminate that.” Indeed, for a team that Roberts hoped would be in “playoff mode” as they close in on another National League West division title, holding a 4½-game lead entering Wednesday, the maddening mental lapses in the field wasted what otherwise was an encouraging day for their …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return to Dodgers’ rotation next week after nearly 3-month injury absence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return to Dodgers’ rotation next week after nearly 3-month injury absence

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation next week after missing nearly three months with a right arm injury. The $325 million right-hander has made two recent rehab starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City, and the pitching-thin Dodgers aren’t waiting any longer to find out whether Yamamoto can contribute down the stretch as they chase …

Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes 1st minor league rehab start after over 2 months on injured list
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes 1st minor league rehab start after over 2 months on injured list

Associated Press  

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his first rehab start after more than two months on the injured list, throwing two innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday night. The right-hander allowed one hit and one earned run while striking out two and walking none. “Threw well, came out of it good,” Roberts said in …

Pitching woes continue for the Dodgers, who own narrow NL West lead despite injuries
4 months ago

Pitching woes continue for the Dodgers, who own narrow NL West lead despite injuries

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers finally have their hitters healthy. “Everything is starting to come all together.” Manager Dave Roberts called it “a very positive day for Yoshinobu.” He said in the next five days Yamamoto will throw three innings and then complete a rehab assignment. As long as he recovers well, then we start homing in on …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto no longer feeling pain, but his return timeline is unclear
5 months ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto no longer feeling pain, but his return timeline is unclear

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in May. However, neither the Dodgers nor their star Japanese right-hander has yet set a target date for Yamamoto’s return, leaving his status unclear as MLB’s July 30 trade deadline approaches. “I feel it’s going extremely well.” Yet there is still no firm date on when Yamamoto might …

Letters to Sports: Dave Roberts deserves a contract extension. Or does he?
5 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Dave Roberts deserves a contract extension. Or does he?

LA Times  

If pitching is 75% or more in importance, the obvious must be stated: The Dodgers are indeed in trouble come playoff time. We all knew ace Tyler Glasnow wouid go down and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched once a week in Japan. Fred Wallin Westlake Village Truly surprising is how surprised the Dodgers organization seemingly is with the respective injury breakdowns of …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely heading to injured list after early exit in Dodgers loss
6 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely heading to injured list after early exit in Dodgers loss

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers in the first inning of a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. “It’s a high possibility,” Roberts said, when asked if Yamamoto would be placed on the 15-day injured list as a precaution. “But we’ll get our doctors involved, and see if there’s more to it.” Yamamoto said …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stellar in another big-game setting as Dodgers edge Yankees
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stellar in another big-game setting as Dodgers edge Yankees

LA Times  

As the baseball world orbited around him Friday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto hardly seemed to care. “But I know, for sure, the moment, the stage won’t be too big.” Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches to New York Yankees star Aaron Judge during the first inning Friday at Yankee Stadium. “He’s pitched in a lot of big games in his career,” Roberts said, referring to …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines and Dodgers’ offense shows some life in win over Rockies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines and Dodgers’ offense shows some life in win over Rockies

LA Times  

Dodgers baserunner Andy Pages scores on a double by Jason Heyward during the second inning of a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night. “We’re not going to put 10 runs on the board every day, but we try to maximize every single thing to make our lead bigger.” Yamamoto gave up his only run …

‘He is starting to become that guy’: Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines in Dodgers’ victory
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘He is starting to become that guy’: Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines in Dodgers’ victory

LA Times  

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting to give the Dodgers that feeling. “You start to have that feeling like, ‘It’s Yamamoto’s day,’” manager Dave Roberts explained with a smile before first pitch. Though he gave up a first-pitch home run to Jazz Chisholm Jr., he was able to “stay calm … and execute my pitches” he said through his interpreter postgame, mixing …

Inside Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s MLB transition, which continued in Dodgers’ win over Cubs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s MLB transition, which continued in Dodgers’ win over Cubs

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during the first inning of a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday. “He just didn’t want a repeat of Seoul,” manager Dave Roberts said proudly postgame, contrasting Saturday’s effort with the five-run, one-inning dud Yamamoto endured in South Korea to start his rookie season. “Just being mindful of that, …

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto proves he can pitch in MLB
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto proves he can pitch in MLB

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto looks back after a pitch against the Cardinals on Saturday. Eight days after a cataclysmic debut in South Korea that raised concerns about whether the Dodgers set $375 million ablaze when they signed Yamamoto, the Japanese right-hander pitched five scoreless innings in a 10-inning, 6-5 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s bounce-back start spoiled as Cardinals expose Dodgers bullpen
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s bounce-back start spoiled as Cardinals expose Dodgers bullpen

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during the fourth inning of a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. “A guy like Joe Kelly,” Roberts said, “it really shouldn’t, doesn’t matter when he pitches.” Only this time, it did, with Kelly’s sloppy seventh looming as the biggest factor in a preventable defeat. “He’s a …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres
9 months ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted just one inning in his Los Angeles Dodgers’ debut after signing a record $325 million, 12-year contract, giving up five runs to the San Diego Padres in a 15-11 loss on Thursday night. “I just got to get ready for the next outing.” San Diego batted around, and Michael Grove relieved Yamamoto with …

Startled Dodgers move on after Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter accused of theft, gambling
9 months ago

Startled Dodgers move on after Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter accused of theft, gambling

LA Times  

The camera shot of the dugout looked reminiscent of so many before. As The Times first reported, representatives of Ohtani accused his interpreter of engaging in a “massive theft” of the two-way star’s funds, with millions of dollars of Ohtani’s money allegedly used to pay off gambling debts Mizuhara owed to a bookmaker. Like I said, no matter what cards …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto battered by Padres in slugfest as Dodgers split series in Korea
9 months ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto battered by Padres in slugfest as Dodgers split series in Korea

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted only one inning in his MLB debut, allowing five runs to the Padres on Thursday. “This team has been through a lot, as far as the core guys over the years,” manager Dave Roberts said, downplaying the impact of Ohtani’s off-the-field drama compared to his team’s three errors, six walks allowed and 17 hits …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers

Associated Press  

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Even Shohei Ohtani was intrigued by Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s exhibition debut Wednesday, making the 30-minute drive through Phoenix suburbs in a white convertible to show his support for a fellow Japanese star, even though he wasn’t playing in the game. When Yamamoto was asked how Ohtani judged the outing, the pitcher grinned and said “so-so.” Roberts said the …

‘He’s comfortable.’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues Dodgers acclimation with strong spring debut
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘He’s comfortable.’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues Dodgers acclimation with strong spring debut

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw two scoreless innings against the Rangers in his spring training debut. During one of their first conversations at Dodgers camp, as the team planned out Yamamoto’s schedule for the spring, Prior asked his new starter about his routine for “touch and feel” bullpen sessions — brief, low-effort throwing activities mostly meant to keep a …

‘Cerebral’ Tyler Glasnow makes Dodgers debut, targets series start in South Korea
10 months ago

‘Cerebral’ Tyler Glasnow makes Dodgers debut, targets series start in South Korea

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow, right, watches as Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws during a spring training workout at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 17. “Very cerebral,” Roberts said Saturday morning, describing his early impressions of Glasnow shortly before the pitcher’s spring debut with the club. This last week, Roberts called it a “safe bet” that Glasnow and fellow offseason acquisition Yoshinobu Yamamoto — …

‘He can be a frontline starter.’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto flashing his star potential
10 months, 1 week ago

‘He can be a frontline starter.’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto flashing his star potential

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto works out during spring training at Camelback Ranch. “That,” Freeman said, “was incredible.” Each of the reactions were in response to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ new $325 million Japanese star who threw his first live batting practice of the spring Saturday morning. “He’s very intelligent, very curious, and he’s going to be prepared and understand how …

Tyler Glasnow adjusting to life with the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers
10 months, 1 week ago

Tyler Glasnow adjusting to life with the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — It’s starting to set in with Tyler Glasnow. Just being in the clubhouse and meeting everyone and seeing LA on all the uniforms is an awesome feeling.” Glasnow was acquired in a December trade with Tampa Bay that was overshadowed by the rest of Los Angeles’ active offseason. “He’s very physical,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. …

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto looks for quick adjustment to majors
10 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto looks for quick adjustment to majors

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, center, adjusts his cap as he talks with teammates and staff on the field during the first day of spring training on Friday. “He’s your height,” a colleague told me after watching me stand a couple of feet to the right of Yamamoto on Sunday, when he addressed reporters for the first time this spring training. …

The Dodgers and everyone else: A not-so-Golden State for MLB
11 months, 1 week ago

The Dodgers and everyone else: A not-so-Golden State for MLB

LA Times  

The Dodgers star-studded lineup for 2024 will include : Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Mookie Betts. “It is a much more difficult marketing challenge when you’re not speaking about superstardom,” said Andy Dolich, the marketing guru for the A’s in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the team played in three consecutive World Series and regularly sold …

All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agrees to a one-year deal with Dodgers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agrees to a one-year deal with Dodgers

LA Times  

Teoscar Hernández follows through during an at-bat for the Seattle Mariners against the Angels on Sept. 12. After doling out more than $1 billion on three star acquisitions last month, the Dodgers made another splash Sunday night by agreeing to a one-year, $23.5-million deal with free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized …

Yamamoto’s contract with Dodgers includes 2 opt outs, but timing depends on elbow health
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yamamoto’s contract with Dodgers includes 2 opt outs, but timing depends on elbow health

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have two opportunities to opt out of his record $325 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, although the timing is tied to his pitching elbow’s health. Los Angeles announced the agreement two weeks after signing two-way star Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million, 10-year contract. As part of the deal under …

How Shohei Ohtani sold Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How Shohei Ohtani sold Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers

LA Times  

Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto smiles during his introductory news conference in the centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Shohei Ohtani didn’t attend Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s introductory news conference, but he didn’t have to. “Let’s stop admiring them.” Yoshinobu Yamamoto embraces Shohei Ohtani after Team Japan defeated Team USA to win the World Baseball Classic on March 21 in Miami. “I felt …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins the Los Angeles Dodgers, vows to compete for championships alongside Ohtani
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins the Los Angeles Dodgers, vows to compete for championships alongside Ohtani

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Just over six years after Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched a playoff game from the raucous Dodger Stadium stands and decided he absolutely had to play in the major leagues one day, the right-hander pulled on his white No. “I cannot express how much it means to be to be able to call Los Angeles my new home.” Yamamoto …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto says Shohei Ohtani’s unique contract helped sell him on the Dodgers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto says Shohei Ohtani’s unique contract helped sell him on the Dodgers

LA Times  

The Dodgers unveiled yet another Tokyo giant on Wednesday, officially adding highly touted Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $1.025-billion Pacific Rim portfolio that is anchored by two-way star Shohei Ohtani. “It’s hard to compare year to year, players to players, staffs to staffs, but this is a pretty good staff we got.” Yamamoto’s deal includes a $50-million signing bonus …

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
1 year ago

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers, who signed the two-way superstar to a record $700 million, 10-year deal last week. “It was important to Shohei that this wasn’t the …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto the next Dodgers ace? Scouts praise his skill, question his durability
1 year ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto the next Dodgers ace? Scouts praise his skill, question his durability

LA Times  

As the center fielder for Team Japan in last spring’s World Baseball Classic, Lars Nootbaar had a unique view of the jaw-dropping four-pitch repertoire of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Japanese right-hander who agreed to a 12-year, $325-million deal with the Dodgers on Thursday. Nootbaar, the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder whose mother is Japanese, marveled at the way Yamamoto’s fastball, which sits …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees to 12-year, $325-million deal with Dodgers
1 year ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees to 12-year, $325-million deal with Dodgers

LA Times  

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named Pacific League MVP for the third straight year after winning his third straight Sawamura Award, the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes the most guaranteed money for a full-time pitcher in Major League Baseball history — even though Yamamoto, a three-time MVP in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball …

Dodgers agree ANOTHER huge trade after Shohei Ohtani's arrival... with Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot 'to join $700m man in LA after deal was agreed with the Tampa Bay Rays'
1 year ago

Dodgers agree ANOTHER huge trade after Shohei Ohtani's arrival... with Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot 'to join $700m man in LA after deal was agreed with the Tampa Bay Rays'

Daily Mail  

The Los Angeles Dodgers have further strengthened their World Series credentials after agreeing a trade to bring star pitcher Tyler Glasnow and center-fielder Manuel Margot to the team, according to reports. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, a deal has now been struck with the Tampa Bay Rays for Glasnow and Margot to head to LA, with Ryan Pepiot and Jonny …

Rosenthal: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has choices. Here’s a look at his suitors
1 year ago

Rosenthal: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has choices. Here’s a look at his suitors

New York Times  

If Yoshinobu Yamamoto lands a $300 million contract, as appears increasingly likely, the posting fee would be almost $50 million. The way the posting system works, the club that signs Yamamoto as a free agent would need to pay his Japanese club, the Orix Buffaloes, 20 percent on the first $25 million of the contract, 17.5 percent of the next …

What we’re hearing about Mets’ pursuit of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1 year ago

What we’re hearing about Mets’ pursuit of Yoshinobu Yamamoto

New York Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — By hopping on a plane last week to Japan, the New York Mets clearly demonstrated how much Yoshinobu Yamamoto means to them. Mets owner Steve Cohen flew to Japan last week to meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, league sources told @TheAthletic. Stearns has never seen Yamamoto pitch in person, but the Mets in the past have sent someone …

Waiting game: Why the Dodgers’ winter plans hinge on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1 year ago

Waiting game: Why the Dodgers’ winter plans hinge on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LA Times  

The Dodgers appear to be waiting for this offseason’s two biggest dominoes, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to fall before making any other major moves. Instead, with the winter meetings approaching next week, the team appears to be waiting for this offseason’s two biggest dominoes to fall first, anxious to learn their fate in the sweepstakes for Shohei Ohtani and …

Ken’s 4 MLB teams under pressure; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the pitcher everyone wants
1 year ago

Ken’s 4 MLB teams under pressure; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the pitcher everyone wants

New York Times  

This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. There's a reason so many teams are in on Yoshinobu Yamamoto @JimBowdenGM gives his take on the recently posted Japanese ace 🔥 pic.twitter.com/z6F6LNwIij — MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM November 26, 2023 I’m certainly not trying to say that any team should bank on Yamamoto over Ohtani when it comes to …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes free agent Tuesday, talks can run through Jan. 4
1 year, 1 month ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes free agent Tuesday, talks can run through Jan. 4

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional Baseball notified Major League Baseball that the 25-year-old right-hander’s club, the Orix Buffaloes, was posting him for availability to MLB teams. The game, watched by MLB executives that included New York Yankees general …

San Francisco Giants free-agent profile: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1 year, 1 month ago

San Francisco Giants free-agent profile: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

New York Times  

An inconvenient truth about the offseason: The Giants’ main problem is that they play a brand of unwatchable baseball, and extra run prevention isn’t likely to fix that. Another ace would help the Giants win more baseball games, in theory, but don’t forget that Logan Webb’s starts were some of the most unwatchable games of last season. Why the Giants …

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?
1 year, 1 month ago

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?

LA Times  

The calendar flipped to April and one of the two unsigned free agents on our list of the top 35 reached an agreement — starter Mike Clevinger returning to the Chicago White Sox on a paltry one-year, $3-million contract. The Giants signed Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman to a one-year, $18-million deal on March 3 and National League Cy …

Top MLB prospect Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 25, enjoys record-breaking performance in Japan Series 'with $200m-rated pitcher drawing interest from Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox'
1 year, 1 month ago

Top MLB prospect Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 25, enjoys record-breaking performance in Japan Series 'with $200m-rated pitcher drawing interest from Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox'

Daily Mail  

In what could be his final performance before signing a lucrative Major League Baseball contract this winter, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto set a Japan Series record with 14 strikeouts in a must-win game for the Orix Buffaloes. Yoshinobu Yamamoto set a Japan Series record with 14 strikeouts in a must-win game for Orix 'I went to the mound able to concentrate …

Japan’s Yamamoto throws 2nd no-hitter ahead of possible move to Major League Baseball
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan’s Yamamoto throws 2nd no-hitter ahead of possible move to Major League Baseball

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who could be moving to Major League Baseball next season, pitched the 100th no-hitter in Japanese big league history on Saturday for the Orix Buffaloes against the Lotte Marines. He was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance at this year’s World Baseball Classic, striking out 12 and walking …

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