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Throngs of Los Angeles Dodgers fans lined up outside the stadium well before the start of Thursday’s game versus the Texas Rangers for the opportunity to bring home a Yoshinobu Yamamoto bobblehead. Unfortunately, however, the Japanese phenom is not on the mound for the series finale. Despite Yamamoto being originally scheduled to start against the […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is finding his groove! Los Angeles Dodgers fans were a little bit (or extremely worried, depending on who you ask) after his terrible Spring Training and his first-ever start in the regular season. However, as the season progressed, the Japanese sensation has figured out how to deal with MLB-caliber hitters. Now, Yamamoto is […]

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has not pitched since his stellar 2023 season during which he had a sub-2.50 ERA and 137 strikeouts for Manager Dave Roberts’ team. The Kershaw situation got a key update on Saturday as the lefty fireballer’s latest throwing status was revealed. Recently another Dodgers pitcher, Walker Buehler, dropped an honest admission […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were defeated by the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Friday night. The primary storyline was LA’s offensive woes, but starting pitcher Walker Buehler also made an admission that will catch Dodgers fans’ attention. Buehler surrendered four runs over six innings while striking out seven. It was not a terrible performance by any […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was finishing his warm-up pitches on the mound at Dodger Stadium before he began Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. As that was happening, MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger declared a “no-hitter watch” for the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but we are already on no-hitter alert,” Amsinger […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting to prove why he’s a star in the making for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After allowing five runs in a single inning to start his MLB career, the 25-year-old phenom has allowed just seven across his next 33.0 innings. One of the offseason’s biggest signings has been mostly as good as […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers knocked off the Chicago Cubs by a final score of 4-1 on Saturday, led by a stellar performance from new starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The big win came one day after the Dodgers traded for a Philadelphia Phillies pitcher to add to their staff. A fan recently shared surprising thoughts on […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a pretty forgettable spring training, all things considered. The Japanese star pitcher was the biggest acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers outside of Shohei Ohtani. Yamamoto was highly touted as an elite pitcher, one of the best out of Japan. Everyone was excited to see Yamamoto strut his stuff in the big […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, and it did not go well. In the first inning, Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up five earned runs on four hits and a walk on 43 pitches. The Dodgers trailed 5-1 after the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a huge splash this past winter, signing both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani. Yamamoto was the best pitcher on the open market and joined the organization after a standout career in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan, ultimately inking a 12-year, $325 million deal. Needless to say, the Dodgers […]

For the first time in league history, MLB is headed to South Korea. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will kick off the 2024 season with the MLB World Tour Seoul Series 2024, where the two teams are playing a handful of exhibition games before facing each other in the first regular-season games […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers went on a shopping spree this offseason. Their two biggest signings come from Japan: former MVP Shohei Ohtani and Japanese sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani has been his usual excellent self during spring training. Yamamoto, on the other hand, hasn’t been playing that well. He has a dreadful 8.38 ERA during spring […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto left zero doubts about which NFL team he will be rooting for in the 2024 NFL season. The first-year big-league hurler got a shoutout from the Los Angeles Rams, who posted a couple of pictures on X (formerly Twitter) showing Yamamoto wearing Rams threads. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 🤝 Rams pic.twitter.com/gOfcWMF38o […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin the 2024 season in Korea. On Monday, LA announced that Tyler Glasnow will start Opening Day for the ball club, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pitch the second and final game of the Korea Series, or the Seoul Series, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Glasnow and Yamamoto have both […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training season is heating up in Arizona, and Manager Dave Roberts’ lesser known Japanese offseason addition Yoshinobu Yamamoto is already turning heads. Yamamoto is known for his quiet demeanor but loud performances on the mound. He made his debut against the Rangers on Wednesday and spoke about it afterward, breaking […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been their 2024 Spring Training campaign after a historical MLB Free Agency period. The Dodgers now boast the services of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Moreover, Ohtani had an amusing reaction to Yamamoto’s Dodgers debut against the Texas Rangers. Shohei Ohtani has an intriguing assessment of Yamamoto’s Dodgers debut  Yoshinobu […]

Los Angeles Dodgers fans were excited to see what Yoshinobu Yamamoto had in store for his spring training debut after Shohei Ohtani homered in his first ever game with the team on Tuesday. Ohtani’s spring training debut was clearly a success, and the same can be said for Yamamoto’s on Wednesday. The Dodgers new star […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his spring training debut for the team against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, and he looked as advertised in the outing. Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers this offseason. It was a hefty price to pay for a pitcher who has not played […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his spring training debut for the team against the Texas rangers on Wednesday. Before the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke about Yamamoto’s fastball command in all four quadrants of the strike zone and compared him to a former Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, per Fabian Ardaya of The […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto joined the Los Angeles Dodgers just one week after their huge signing of Shohei Ohtani this offseason. Yamamoto inked a 12-year, $325 million deal to become a Dodger. He follows Ohtani and many other great international players before him, coming in with an absolute world of talent, high-level professional experience, and their sights […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a hub of hype for the last few months, and anticipation is only building during spring training. At long last, fans will get to see Yoshinobu Yamamoto start a game while wearing the Dodger Blue. The Japanese star will make his Cactus League debut this Wednesday, Feb. 28 against […]

Perhaps no player in the MLB will be more intriguing to watch than Yoshinobu Yamamoto this season. The 25-year-old rookie who lit up Japan for the last six years is inching closer to his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but first, he’ll make a few starts during spring training. Yamamoto is already impressing his […]

California has always been a melting pot of cultures. This is why it comes to no one’s shock that the Los Angeles Dodgers also have players from very diverse backgrounds. Their offseason moves proved exactly that. They got Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to join forces with Teoscar Hernandez. All of them are […]

The MLB regular season is going to kickoff in unique fashion this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will get things going on March 20th in Korea. They are starting the season about a week earlier than everyone else, and the Dodgers and Padres will play two games. It is […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were the biggest winners of the MLB offseason by far. They landed Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the highlights of their storied free agency spending spree. The Dodgers will easily be the tal of the MLB for the 2024 season and the favorites to take home the World Series title. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a major splash this winter, signing both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto while trading for Tyler Glasnow, among other moves. On paper, this is going to be a very good team that should be contending for a World Series. When it comes to their rotation, it’s likely going to be […]

Shohei Ohtani was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ biggest signing of the offseason. However, they also signed one of the best available pitchers in free agency. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to make his MLB debut in 2024 after establishing himself as a baseball star in Japan. Yamamoto revealed what he’s looking forward to most in MLB […]

Besides Shohei Ohtani, no free agent was more coveted this MLB offseason than Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The star duo ultimately signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the New York Yankees made a strong push for Yamamoto before he decided to take his talents to LA. Yankees fans were irate that general manager Brian Cashman couldn’t […]

MLB Spring Training has arrived for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After their insane offseason moves that were headlined by getting Shohei Ohtani, it’s now time to test their chemistry as a team. A lot of newcomers are joining the squad and some of them are already impressing veterans. Walker Buehler and Tyler Glasnow saw their […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the MLB offseason with the free agent signings of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. While Ohtani gets most of the headlines, and rightfully so, it’s Yamamoto who will be the most intriguing player to watch on the Dodgers this season. The Dodgers handed Yamamoto the largest contract to a pitcher […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers had one of, if not, the best offseason a team could have in the MLB. They signed both Japanese phenoms Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the roster. That’s not even including the numerous superstar players on the team too. Well, with Ohtani and Yamamoto in town, shortstop Miguel Rojas gave […]

The 2023 MLB season saw the New York Mets ship off both Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander via trade amidst a massively disappointing campaign. For many observers, New York signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto was a logical offseason move, but it wasn’t meant to be. New Mets GM David Stearns, however, isn’t discouraged by Yamamoto’s spurning of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers struck gold during 2023-24 MLB Free Agency. After signing Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles nabbed star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Now, the team is looking to further bolster its depth with former Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton. The Dodgers could add support to their pitching core with a decisive move Los Angeles is […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers hit it big this offseason after signing both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. But now there’s more information regarding Yamamoto’s contract. As it turns out, there’s an important clause regarding the minor league system. No, the Dodgers have no plans of sending Yamamoto to the minor leagues. Instead, […]

After a 101-win season and an NL West title in 2021, the San Francisco Giants have come back down to earth over the last two years. The Giants have played .500 ball since that impressive season, and that regression was enough to cost manager Gabe Kapler his job. Bob Melvin is the new skipper in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes this offseason by signing the Japanese superstar to a mammoth 12-year deal that’s worth $325 million. Now details are emerging with regards to the details in Yamamoto’s contract, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The per year contract payout has the Dodgers paying Yamamoto a $50 million signing bonus, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes in the offseason by signing the Japanese superstar to a mammoth 12-year deal that’s worth $325 million. However, it can be noted that Yamamoto’s contract with the Dodgers has opt-out options, though, that are largely dependent on the health of his elbow (h/t Ronald Blum of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a major splash when they signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract. While pricey, many around the league think Yamamoto is worth every penny to the Dodgers. MLB Roger Clemens said Yamamoto’s splitter reminded him of his own, in a recent interview with ESPN’s Buster Olney. Yamamoto’s splitter […]

If there was a “Close But No Cigar” award for the MLB offseason, the San Francisco Giants would be in fantastic shape. In lieu of such an award, Wednesday introduced another painful entry in the Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers rivalry, this time authored by Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto’s agent Joel Wolfe said on Wednesday that Yamamoto “thought […]