Yoshinobu Yamamoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last NPB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 4, 2023, Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 70–29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 7-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NPB
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Medals
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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 second player in professional baseball to ever win the Triple Crown in three consecutive years, after Korean pitcher Sun Dong-yol. Following the 2023 NPB season, Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers.