Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto did not have the best start to his Major League career. hand in hand with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a game where they had to face the quite offensive lineup of the San Diego Padres.
In the framework of what was the second game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres which took place in Seoul, South Korea, Yoshinobu Yamamoto had his long-awaited first start in Major League Baseball’s debut, but despite this his performance ended before the expected time.
Jake Cronenworth paints the first two lines of the game ✌️.
Early on, the Padres hurt Yamamoto 👀. pic.twitter.com/0N9fSKlKZu
— ESPN Baseball ⚾️ (@ESPN_Beisbol) March 21, 2024
These were the numbers of the Japanese debut
In his first start as a Major League player, Yamamoto allowed a total of 4 hits, 5 runs scored, he walked 1 and fanned 2 Padres players in 1 inning of work. By decision of manager Dave Roberts, Yamamoto was not in the game to pitch the second inning and was replaced by Michael Grove, who began by putting out the offensive fire that the Padres were maintaining.
These are not the best times for Yamamoto
The Japanese pitcher is not experiencing his best times within the Los Angeles organization since since his second start of spring training against the Seattle Mariners, he has an ERA of 8.38 points with 14 men struck out in a total of 9.2 innings pitched against the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox.
Although an opening will not completely define what is coming in the 2024 season for the Japanese pitcher and much less the first, eyes are still on Yamamoto due to the fact that he is considered one of the favorite players to win the Rookie of the Year award and with a certain projection to be a candidate for the National League Cy Young award.
The truth is that the Los Angeles Dodgers are clear about their bet towards the Japanese pitcher who was awarded a $325 million dollar deal for 13 years and remain firm in having placed a lot of hope in Yamamoto’s arm.
Shohei Ohtani had a positive debut with the Dodgers
Japanese Shohei Ohtani finally had his long-awaited debut defending the colors of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a match where he had to face the San Diego Padres in a series of matches that are taking place in Seoul, South Korea, which are the first valid for the regular season of the Major Leagues and the season of the year 2024.
As part of the first game of the opening day of the 2024 season between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padresthe Japanese hit his first hit through a powerful line drive into the hands of right field guarded by Dominican Fernando Tatis Júnior.
Victory would be for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a score of 5 runs to 2 against the San Diego Padres.
The Japanese’s hit had an impressive exit velocity of a total of 119 miles and that is why once he made contact with the stadium’s grass, you could see how he got up and the Dominican outfielder had to be quite careful and use his defensive skills to be able to hold him back without problems and alarms.
Ohtani was quite productive
The Japanese did not finish doing his thing in his premiere with the Dodgers uniform as he would add a little more by stealing second base, but unfortunately he could not score.
The debut of the Japanese player represents a before and after for the Dodgers organization who increased ticket prices for the Los Angeles team’s games since with the presence of the so-called ‘ShoTime’, marketing has increased noticeably.
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