"On Dec. 21, 2023, Yoshinobu Yamamoto agreed to a record-setting 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It represents the longest and richest deal for a pitcher in MLB history. As part of the signing, the Dodgers were required to pay a posting fee of $50.6 million to the Orix Buffaloes, Yamamoto's former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club. That essentially increased the Dodgers' total investment to $375 million."
"Yamamoto was one of the most coveted free agents in MLB history, which created a bidding war between several big market clubs. The right-hander's decision reportedly came down to the Dodgers, New York Yankees Yankees and New York Mets. Yamamoto went 17-6 with a 1.21 ERA, 0.86 WHIP over 24 games in his final season with the Buffaloes. He captured his third consecutive Eiji Sawamura Award, which is the NPB equivalent of the Cy Young."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Dec. 21, 2023, creating the longest and richest pitching deal in MLB history. The Dodgers paid a $50.6 million posting fee to the Orix Buffaloes, bringing total investment to $375 million, and formally introduced him on Dec. 27 at Dodger Stadium. Yamamoto joined a Dodgers roster that had added Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow, and his decision was influenced by Ohtani, a desire to win a World Series, and admiration for the organization. He dominated in NPB, won three straight Eiji Sawamura Awards, began his Dodgers tenure with mixed results, and later went on the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain.
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