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How hard the Dodgers will push to get him back is complicated: "You want to do what’s best for Yoshinobu."
Fabian Ardaya16
Losing your MVP candidate infielder and budding 25-year-old ace on the same weekend? Seems bad. But better in mid-June than mid-September.
Andy McCullough141
Yamamoto has a 2.92 ERA over 74 innings (14 starts) so far this season.
Sam Blum32
Yamamoto touched 98 mph with his fastball during seven dominant shutout innings: “The things he did in Japan, he showed today.”
Fabian Ardaya68
The Yankees felt positively about their initial hours-long meeting with Yamamoto and felt like they were in the mix to sign him.
Chris Kirschner56
After a disastrous debut in South Korea and an uneasy first few starts on American soil, Yamamoto has reset the expectations.
Fabian Ardaya19
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's comfort level and Max Muncy's big night rate among the biggest developments in the Dodgers' hot start.
Fabian Ardaya41
Yamamoto took a different approach with his fastball and found his groove: "This was probably the best I’ve seen him."
Fabian Ardaya14
After a rough debut, Yamamoto has impressed the Dodgers with his moxie, composure and pitching arsenal.
Fabian Ardaya46
Saturday's performance by Yamamoto was a reminder why the Dodgers believed in him before he even threw a big-league pitch.
Fabian Ardaya36
Interviews with more than two dozen executives and players, plus a famous singer, unveiled the drama behind the Dodgers’ spending spree.
Ken Rosenthal and Fabian Ardaya141
Yamamato's trademark command was nowhere to be found as he surrendered five runs and was gone by the second inning.
Fabian Ardaya72
Yamamoto's success hinges on the training methods that have captured the attention of Dodgers camp.
Fabian Ardaya40
The two games will be the first MLB regular-season contests played in South Korea.
Fabian Ardaya and Dennis Lin15
Yamamoto’s grips were visible on the broadcast’s center-field camera, spurring public buzz about whether hitters would know what's coming.
Fabian Ardaya34
Manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto's combination of velocity and command remind him of a young Zack Greinke.
Some of the Dodgers' best hitters got to face the Japanese star for the first time. They came away very impressed.
Sam Blum139
As they begin this spring with high expectations, the Phillies have reached a point in their cycle where they can't just outspend everyone.
Matt Gelb93
The Dodgers are paying Yamamoto to be an ace, so they’re watching over him like one.
Fabian Ardaya50
Yamamoto has a chance to be the player the Dodgers needed as they broke through in the splashiest winter in recent baseball history.
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