"Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Series Most Valuable Player award honors for his otherworldly performance that willed the Dodgers into becoming baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter century. He rightfully received praise from many around the baseball world, and two stars from the National League West made sure to share some kind words for Yamamoto's heroics."
"Although many might picture what it felt like for Yamamoto to pitch as much as he did through the Fall Classic, San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb can perhaps relate the most among active pitchers. He has pitched over 190 innings in each of the last four seasons, led MLB in innings pitched in 2023 and 2025, and has led the National League in total innings for the last three seasons."
"Yama is a dawg! What a series! See you guys in a couple months - Logan Webb (@LoganWebb1053) November 2, 2025 San Diego Padres veteran right-hander and World Baseball Classic teammate Yu Darvish also made sure to heap praise on Yamamoto. Darvish is a five-time All-Star and 13-year veteran of MLB, finishing second in Cy Young award voting twice in that span. "Yamamoto-kun was way too amazing in all sorts of ways" is the English translation of what Darvish wrote."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Series Most Valuable Player honors after an otherworldly postseason performance that propelled the Dodgers to consecutive championships for the first time in 25 years. He received widespread praise from peers across the league, including National League West pitchers Logan Webb and Yu Darvish. Webb noted his ability to relate because of heavy innings workloads, and Darvish, a five-time All-Star, translated praise as "Yamamoto-kun was way too amazing in all sorts of ways." Yamamoto threw a complete 96-pitch game to force a Game 7 and then closed out Game 7 with 2.2 innings on no rest, entering in a high-leverage ninth-inning jam to save the season.
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