Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Pitcher

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Updated: August 2025

Posted: July 2025

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Yamamoto

Pitcher

18

Dodger starting in 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers on December 27, 2023, after one of the most dominant runs in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) history with the Orix Buffaloes. Before arriving in Major League Baseball, the right-handed pitcher won three straight Eiji Sawamura Awards (NPB's equivalent to the Cy Young Award) and three straight Pacific League MVP awards from 2021-2023.

Yamamoto had a 7-2 record with a 3.00 ERA, and 105 strikeouts in 18 starts in 2024. He was vital for the Dodgers in their run to a 2024 World Series championship, including an outstanding start in Game 2. The Dodgers won all four of his postseason starts.