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Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Japan

Yamamoto is ready to emerge as a star for the Dodgers, starting with their opener in Japan

But the first game of the regular season belongs to Yamamoto. He's ready to seize the opportunity in his home country, especially since the start opposite Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga features the first all-Japanese starting pitcher matchup in MLB history.

NBC News on MSN · 17h

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is thrilled to come home to Japan wearing Dodger blue

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound in his native Japan on Tuesday as part of the MLB season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.

ClutchPoints on MSN · 9h

What Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto wants to learn from Shohei Ohtani

There is perhaps no one more interesting figure in the baseball realm right now than Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has a huge following from either side of the hemisphere. With the reigning World Series champions currently in Japan for the Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs,

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Yamamoto, Imanaga primed for Tokyo Series showdown

Two of Japan’s most decorated pitchers will kick off the 2025 MLB season. In the first game of the Tokyo Series between the ...

Larry Brown Sports28d

Dodgers manager shares scary quote about Yoshinobu Yamamoto

According to Roberts, Yamamoto is “considerably ahead of where he was last year,” when he was entering his first season in Major League Baseball. Roberts had effusive praise for the command ...

Newsday4d

Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball

throws during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, March. 4, 2025, in Phoenix. Credit: AP/Darryl Webb When healthy, Yamamoto was very good in ...

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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Warmup Interrupted by Horses

“Truth be told, it’s his country,” Roberts said of Yamamoto. “I think it’s bigger than the Dodgers. It’s about baseball, and it makes the most sense for him to start the first game of ...

Los Angeles Times7d

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to pitch opening day for the Dodgers in Tokyo

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