"He's been our most reliable guy. Going all the way back to last year in the postseason, he's been our guy through the postseason. And he looks really, really good. But like I said, to me, it's the most comfortable I've seen him. You make that transition. You come to a new country, a new baseball league, it's really, really tough."
"I think it took him a little bit last year to find that groove. The way he showed up in spring this year, you could definitely tell he was a lot more comfortable being around the guys, just how everything works, the season. And this year he's taken it to a whole other level."
"Despite that, I think there's more in there for him. He's just incredible the way he goes about pitching. The way he goes about pitching, goes about attacking hitters, the number of pitches he can throw, the number of pitches he can command, it's really, really impressive."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has delivered dominant postseason starts, recording a 1.83 ERA and 0.86 WHIP with 18 strikeouts and four walks across 19.2 innings. He pitched a complete game in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Yamamoto anchors a historically dominant Los Angeles Dodgers rotation that includes Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani. He made significant strides in his second season with the Dodgers after adjusting to a new country and league, showing improved comfort and command. Teammate Max Muncy called him the most reliable pitcher and praised his pitch mix, command and attacking approach, while expressing belief that more growth remains.
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