When Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed his historic 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he became the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history. The 27-year-old Japanese sensation etched his name in World Series history in 2025 against the Toronto Blue Jays,

The Dodgers won a nail-biter of a Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, which forced a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Shohei Ohtani is expected to start on the mound.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto strikes out six batters over six innings in his dominant outing during Game 6 of the World Series against the Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has completely changed the game of baseball. When the Japanese right-hander signed a record-breaking 12-year, $325 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2023, it made waves throughout the MLB.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto being caught with the reality star in Beverly Hills has linked the two ever since. Her social media suggests they were never official.

Twice this World Series, Kevin Gausman has gone out and delivered a truly dazzling performance on the mound. Unfortunately for him and the Blue Jays, those two outings have both been negated by the brilliance of Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the other side.

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