Yoshinobu Yamamoto will step into the Hollywood highlight for the primary time when he makes his Dodger Stadium debut on Saturday evening at 6:10 PT towards the Cardinals.
After the sport, Yamamoto stated he knew what he wanted to work on earlier than his subsequent begin.
“I wasn’t in a position to execute a pitch from the stretch,” Yamamoto stated by way of interpreter Yoshihiro Sonado. “I understand how to repair it, and I’m going to speak to my pitching coaches Mark [Prior] and Connor [McGuiness] and repair it for my subsequent outing.”
Los Angeles has excessive expectations for Yamamoto after signing him to a 12-year, $325 million contract, the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball historical past. The deal was a part of a banner offseason for the Dodgers, who additionally added Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Teoscar Hernández and several other others.
Over seven seasons in Nippon Skilled Baseball in his native Japan, Yamamoto posted a 1.82 ERA with 922 Okay’s over 897 innings. He gained the Eiji Sawamura Award, an honor yearly bestowed upon the very best pitcher in Japan, in every of his last three NPB seasons.
Yamamoto, although, continues to be trying to find that type with the Dodgers. He had a rocky spring, permitting 9 runs on 14 hits and 4 walks in 9 2/3 innings, earlier than struggling towards San Diego in his first regular-season begin.
All eyes will likely be on the righty when he takes the mound towards St. Louis, with first pitch set for six:10 p.m. PT on Saturday. The Dodgers took the primary two video games of the collection and are 3-1 on the season.
