Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Japanese baseball player
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| April 18 2025 | Earned his 10th career MLB win against the Texas Rangers, pitching seven innings, allowing 5 hits, and striking out 10 batters. |
| April 2025 | Named National League Pitcher of the Month for April, posting a 1.06 ERA through six starts with 43 strikeouts in 34 innings. |
| 2025 | Started for the Dodgers on opening day against the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Tokyo Series. |
| 2024 | Pitched in Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, allowing just one run on one hit in 6 1/3 innings. |
| 2024 | Won the World Series in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| October 2024 | Pitched in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, allowing two runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. |
| October 12 2024 | Picked up his first postseason win in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Padres, striking out two and allowing no runs in five innings. |
| October 12 2024 | Picked up his first postseason win in Game 2 of the NLDS, striking out two and allowing no runs in five innings. |
| October 5 2024 | Made playoff debut in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, giving up five runs to the Padres in three innings. |
| September 10 2024 | Activated off the injured list. |
| June 15 2024 | Left his start after two innings and was placed on the injured list the next day with a strained rotator cuff. |
| April 6 2024 | Picked up his first MLB win against the Chicago Cubs, striking out eight and throwing five scoreless innings. |
| March 21 2024 | Made his major league debut against the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea, allowing five runs in one inning. |
| 2023 | Completed his final season with the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), winning his third consecutive Triple Crown. |
| 2023 | Won the World Baseball Classic with Team Japan, securing an international championship. |
| December 27 2023 | Signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the team also paying a $50.625 million posting fee to the Orix Buffaloes. |
| November 5 2023 | Orix Buffaloes announced his posting to MLB following the Japan Series. |
| September 9 2023 | Threw his second NPB career no-hitter, blanking the Chiba Lotte Marines. Became the first pitcher in NPB history to throw no-hitters in consecutive seasons. |
| 2022 | Registered a 15-5 record with a 1.68 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 193 innings. Won the Eiji Sawamura Award for the second consecutive season and claimed his second consecutive pitching Triple Crown. |
| June 18 2022 | Threw the fourth no-hitter in NPB that year, securing a 2-0 win over the Saitama Seibu Lions. |
| 2021 | Finished the season with an 18-5 record, 206 strikeouts, and a league-leading 1.39 ERA. Won the Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award. |
| 2020 | Won gold medal for Japan at the Tokyo Summer Olympics as a baseball player. |
| 2019 | Represented Japan in the WBSC Premier12 tournament, pitching five times out of the bullpen and helping Japan win the championship. |
| 2018 | Pitched primarily in relief, appearing in 60 games with a 2.10 ERA. Selected for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series and finished second in rookie of the year voting. |
| August 20 2017 | Made his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut for the Orix Buffaloes in the Pacific League at the age of 19. |
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