PHOENIX — Last year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s season debut was a cause for alarm. This year it will signal just how much trust the Japanese right-hander has earned entering his second season with ...

It was an impressive, albeit mixed rookie season for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Japanese phenom looked impressive during his first campaign in the Majors, however ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have enhanced their roster for the 2025 MLB season, featuring top Japanese talents Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Their participation in spring ...

Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday on MLB Network that he expects Yamamoto to pitch during the Dodgers' March 18-19 series versus the Cubs in Tokyo. Roberts anticipates Yamamoto's countryman ...

While nothing has been made official, both sides have signaled that the first game could feature a marquee matchup between Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga and Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

In December, Sasaki sat down for sushi with former Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The dinner came shortly after his initial meeting with the Dodgers and marked the ...

The Dodgers are going to give the people what they want. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Japanese right-handers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will likely start the two games ...

I don’t think I have a choice, actually.” And Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that “it’s fair to say” right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball in the first game.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, of Japan, throws during a pitching session at the Dodgers baseball spring training facility, on Feb. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

The Dodgers locked down Yamamoto in December of 2023 for $325 million over 12 seasons. His arm was electric over his last five years in Japan, leading to a 66-37 record with a 1.64 ERA, 0.902 WHIP ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto is likely to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they open the season against Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18 and Roki Sasaki could make his major ...

The Dodgers have become the country’s de facto home team since signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and following that up with adding Roki Sasaki this winter. While there ...