"Continuing a historic offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers officially announced a 12-year deal with Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on this day in 2023. Yamamoto joined the Dodgers organization as the most decorated starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history. His contract worth $325 million over 12 years is the richest ever handed out to a pitcher in MLB history, eclipsing Gerrit Cole's $324 million deal with the New York Yankees."
"In four postseason starts, Yamamoto went 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.79 ERA over 18.2 innings pitched. Making his first World Series start in Game 2, he hushed the Yankees over 6.1 excellent innings, allowing just one hit. His lone hiccup was a solo home run in the third inning off the bat of Juan Soto. However, the Yankees could not get a hold of another of Yamamoto's 86 total pitches."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history. He had a rocky MLB debut in South Korea, allowing five earned runs in one inning, and later landed on the injured list in July with a right triceps issue and a rotator cuff strain. Activated off the 60-day IL in September, he went 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA, 2.61 FIP and a .226 batting average allowed. In four postseason starts he went 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.79 ERA over 18.2 innings, including a one-hit, 6.1-inning World Series start in Game 2. The 26-year-old developed improved secondary offerings and maintained a once-per-week workload when pitching.
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