""I've never seen anybody do that. I was just thinking, 'Man, his arm has got to hurt so bad right now.' But it's Game 7 of the World Series, and you do whatever it takes. For him to be willing to do that speaks volumes about the kind of teammate he is, the kind of guy that he is.""
""He pitched back-to-back, but he was dominant again. He was still throwing 97, 98 (mph), with that nasty splitter and commanding it as well. I know a lot of guys talk about when their arm is tired, it's the command that goes first. He was just doting everything. You can't say enough about his performance. There's a reason he won the MVP.""
""Yeah, similarities," Roberts said. "Walker is obviously in Dodger lore, and Yoshi put himself right there with him, you know, throwing 100 pitches and come back without a day off and going three innings. It's pretty crazy. "I'm kind of crazy for sending him back out there. But I just felt he was the best option. And, again, it's something""
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched in three World Series games, going the distance in Game 2 and earning wins in two consecutive elimination matchups against the Toronto Blue Jays. He threw six innings in one appearance and 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Game 7 the day after, completing heavy workload on short rest. Yamamoto posted a 1.02 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, 15 strikeouts and two walks across 17.2 innings and was named World Series MVP. Teammates and manager praised his velocity near 97–98 mph, a sharp splitter and exceptional command throughout the postseason effort.
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