Tag: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Dodgers News: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes MLB History Through First 5 Starts

When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 10-year, $325 million contract prior to the 2024 season, it expressed their belief he would become one of the top pitchers in MLB after his dominant stretch in Nippon Professional…

Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & YOSHIKI Auctioning Autographed Music Scores For Wildfire Relief Efforts

Japanese musician and composer YOSHIKI joined forces with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), Roki Sasaki, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to support wildfire relief efforts in the United States and Japan. YOSHIKI, Sasaki, and Yamamoto autographed the original sheet music for…

Miguel Rojas Wanted To Uplift Teammates By Impersonating Dodgers Pitchers

The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered their largest shutout loss in six decades when they were defeated by the Chicago Cubs, 16-0, which snapped a seven-game winning streak at home. Roki Sasaki turned in a solid outing before Ben Casparius and…

Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Draws Parallel Between Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Hideo Nomo

The Los Angeles Dodgers remained undefeated at home behind a recipe that's proven to be plenty successful so far this season. Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned in a gem and Tommy Edman provided the big swing for the Dodgers in their 3-0…

Dodgers Using Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Rookie Season As Blueprint For Roki Sasaki

For a second consecutive year in search of starting rotation help, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned their attention to the international free agent market. Specifically, a highly sought after starter from Japan's professional baseball league. After signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to…

Shohei Ohtani Leads Six Dodgers In MLB’s Most Popular Jersey Sales Since 2024 World Series

After helping lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a World Series championship and opening the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo at the league’s biggest standalone international event ever, Shohei Ohtani once again has the most popular player jersey in the…

FOCO Selling Dodgers World Series Champions Banner Bobbleheads

FOCO is selling new Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champions bobbleheads with Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani set to a banner theme. The 2024 Dodgers World Series banner was raised in center field at Dodger Stadium before Thursday's…

Tyler Glasnow, Dustin May & Blake Snell Added To Dodgers’ Domestic Opening Day Roster

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ domestic Opening Day roster features 13 pitchers, a two-way player in Shohei Ohtani and 12 additional position players. The only changes from the Dodgers' Tokyo Series roster were the additions of Tyler Glasnow, Dustin May and…

FOCO Selling Dodgers World Series Bobbleheads With Authenticated On-Field Dirt

FOCO released new Los Angeles Dodgers player bobbleheads set to a 2024 World Series champions theme and each including authenticated on-field dirt from Game 1 at Dodger Stadium. The limited-edition collection features bobbleheads of Mookie Betts, Kiké Hernández, Shohei Ohtani,…

Dodgers News: Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Cap From Tokyo Series Gifted To Baseball Hall Of Fame

Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined with Shota Imanaga to make MLB history by starting the Opening Day game of the Tokyo Series, which saw the Los Angeles Dodgers come away with a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Yamamoto's second season with…

Dodgers Tokyo Series: Kiké Hernández & Miguel Rojas Appreciated Players-Only Dinner

The Los Angeles Dodgers' trip to Japan marked a homecoming for Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, who all began their professional careers in the country. Upon landing in Tokyo, the trio organized a players-only dinner for their Dodgers…

FOCO Selling Light-Up Dodgers Bobblehead Of Shohei Ohtani & Snoopy Design For Tokyo Series

FOCO released a new wave of exclusive Los Angeles Dodgers bobbleheads for the Tokyo Series, with Snoopy featured in addition to Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. For one of the bobblehead designs, Yamamoto, Sasaki and Ohtani are each…