"Shortly after the Dodgers won Game 6 of the World Series, Yoshinobu Yamamoto approached his longtime personal trainer. Lowering his head, Yamamoto said to Osamu Yada, "Thank you for everything this year." Yamamoto figured his season was over. He'd thrown 96 pitches over six innings, and he half-joked in the postgame news conference that he wanted to cheer on his team rather than pitch again the next day. Manager Dave Roberts had the same thought, saying Yamamoto would be the only pitcher unavailable in Game 7."
"By just being in the bullpen, Yada said, Yamamoto could provide the Dodgers a psychological edge over the Toronto Blue Jays. "That's how I got tricked," Yamamoto said in Japanese with a laugh. Yada's guiding hand transformed Yamamoto into a legend on Saturday night. Pitching the final 2 ⅔ innings of an 11-inning, championship-clinching 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Yamamoto won his third game of the World Series."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a historic World Series performance, totaling 17⅔ innings across three games while allowing just two runs. He threw a complete game in Game 2 and added six innings in Game 6, throwing 96 pitches the night before Game 7. Convincing from his trainer led Yamamoto to appear in the bullpen and then pitch 2⅔ scoreless innings in Game 7, forcing a game-ending double play to clinch a championship for the Dodgers. Yamamoto celebrated emotionally after the final out and earned World Series MVP honors for his contributions.
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