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![]() Yamamoto with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Bizen, Okayama, Japan | August 17, 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: August 20, 2017, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: March 21, 2024, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 70–29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through June 15, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 6-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NPB
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Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 山本 由伸 | ||||
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu, born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. Yamamoto is a three-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player, Eiji Sawamura Award, and a three-time Triple Crown winner. Yamamoto is the first player in the history of professional baseball to win the Triple Crown in three consecutive years. Following the 2023 NPB season, Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers.