[ad_1] CHICAGO — In his first taste of the major leagues, Yoshinobu Yamamoto crumbled. But on Saturday at Wrigley Field, staring down the barrel of a couple of early bases-loaded jams, the young star Japanese pitcher coolly, calmly and confidently refused to cave. Since signing his record-breaking $325 million contract this offseason — the largest in … Read more
[ad_1] Sighs of relief were heaved everywhere. On the bench, by the coaches and players on his team. In the executive offices, by the decision makers who signed him. Most critically, on the mound, by the pitcher himself. Yoshinobu Yamamoto can pitch in the major leagues. Eight days after a cataclysmic debut in South Korea … Read more
[ad_1] Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 31, 2024, 02:54 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto‘s debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the heels of attaining the largest contract ever … Read more
[ad_1] The Dodgers alleviated one big roster question Saturday night. But, in a 6-5 extra-innings loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, another personnel concern quickly surfaced in its place. The good news for the team: Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his disastrous debut in South Korea, spinning five shutout innings in his first career start at … Read more
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[ad_1] SEOUL — Off the field, Thursday was a nightmare for the Dodgers amid the Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani gambling saga. On the field, in the finale of their South Korean series against the San Diego Padres, things didn’t go much better for the team, either. Star Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto flopped in his MLB debut, ringing … Read more
[ad_1] Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s much-awaited MLB debut on Thursday morning against the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea, did not go as planned. Rather, Yamamoto established a new franchise-low by surrendering five runs in an inning of work, the most of any Dodgers starter in their MLB debut, according … Read more
[ad_1] USATSI The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday morning in Seoul, South Korea to kick off Major League Baseball’s regular season. The two sides will meet again on Thursday morning before returning to the United States. The regular season will then resume on March 28 with the year’s official … Read more
[ad_1] OSAKA, Japan — Yoshinobu Yamamato did what? In the underground parking lot of Kyocera Dome after a recent exhibition game, Orix Buffaloes pitching coach Masafumi Hirai chuckled when recalling how he reacted to hearing that Yamamoto reported to spring training in 2018 with a new delivery. “I was surprised,” Hirai said in Japanese. The previous … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — Yoshinobu Yamamoto did not feel comfortable pitching out of the stretch on Wednesday, which was unfortunate seeing as the new Dodgers right-hander spent most of his rocky three-inning stint against the Chicago White Sox with runners on base. Yamamoto, who signed a 12-year, $325-million deal with the Dodgers in December, was tagged for … Read more