The Los Angeles Dodgers trusted Yoshinobu Yamamoto in several big moments during his rookie season, and they’re turning to the Japanese native for their first marquee opportunity in 2025.

Last year was a year of transformation for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who rallied from a midseason injury to become the Dodgers' ...

Even though the team added a two-time Cy Young Award in Blake Snell, a 23-year-old phenom in Roki Sasaki, and returns last year’s opening day starter, Tyler Glasnow, manager Dave Roberts announced ...

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.

T he Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will kick off Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season on March 18-19 with a two ...

The Dodgers, meanwhile, have Shohei Ohtani set to serve as their designated hitter and two Japanese aces who could start a game – Yoshinobu Yamamoto ... media by liking us on Facebook and ...

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Unlike Ohtani and Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was a 25-year-old ... a passion to play college baseball in the United States of America and aspire to careers in Major ...

and there's nothing more pleasing if we can realize a pitching duel with Yamamoto," Imanaga said. "I've seen the games getting advertised in Japanese cities and they're really counting on us.

“But beyond his physical ability, the thing that jumped out at us the most is his passion ... Asked whether the success of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others ...

The two Japanese pitchers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two-game series. The Cubs have Japanese players Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto let loose a few fastballs and some nasty breaking balls during a bullpen session while manager Dave Roberts and pitching coach Mark Prior stood a few ...

The star-studded showdown will feature five Japanese stars, three of whom -- Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga-- last played together at the Tokyo Dome for Samurai Japan in early ...