"I'm excited to go meet him and meet like the guru guy he has," Glasnow said. "The fact that he's young coming from Japan, super fresh. The whole philosophy, how different it is. He's not a big weight room guy, he does a lot of flexibility. And I'm kind of not as much anymore weight room guy, but big into flexibility. And I'm like, 'What can I take away from you and your guru man?'"- Tyler Glasnow via the JM Baseball Podcast
Yamamoto's training routine revolves around him doing yoga, and training with wooden blocks, tiny soccer balls, and mini javelins. The Dodgers are expected to hire his "guru," Osamu Yada (also known as "Yada Sensei"), directly to their player performance staff.
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