Dodgers Yamamoto, 3K Scoreless Runs in 2 Innings in First Exhibition Game… A Brilliant Debut
Perfect pitch against the 2023 WS winning team, Texas.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25), a Japanese right-hand pitcher wearing the Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
after receiving the highest guaranteed salary for a Major League Baseball (MLB)
pitcher in history, was unveiled in a flashy manner.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yamamoto started in the visiting game against the Texas Rangers in the 2024 MLB exhibition game
held at Surprise Stadium in Arizona, USA on the 29th (Korean time) and pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 hit, 3 strikeouts, and no runs.
He showed off his best control by throwing a total of 19 balls and catching 16 of them as strikes. 카지노
Yamamoto easily caught the sluggers of last season’s World Series champion Texas.
He struck out infielder Marcus Siemien, who was selected as a 2023 American League All-Star, on a swing in the first inning.
Simeon was helplessly hit by a fastball high in the body at 154 km/h.
Yamamoto gave up a heavy hit to the follow-up batter, Evan Carter,
but caught Wyatt Langford in a double play that led to third base, second base, and first base.
The second inning was blocked by a three-way strike.
He ended the game by striking out Nathaniel Law, who won the 2022 American League Silver Slugger Award,
with a swing-and-miss strikeout, Jonah Haim with a fly ball to left field, and Leody Taveras with a swing-and-miss strikeout.
According to MLB.com, Yamamoto threw 11 fastballs, all of which reached 151 to 154 kilometers per hour.
All three curves were within the strike zone.
The splitter and cut fastball were also sharp.
In December of last year, Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million (approximately 434.2 billion won) contract with the Dodgers,
surpassing Gerrit Cole’s existing contract with the New York Yankees for the highest guaranteed contract for a pitcher (9 years, $324 million). It was a breakthrough.