Yoshinobu Yamamato knows what it’s like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Cubs to one run, three hits and a walk and struck out four, effectively using his splitter and flashing tantalizing potential in Tokyo Series opener.

One is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers' second-year Major League star pitcher, who will open the ... to gain more confidence... I think Yoshi's gonna have a tremendous season." ...

The Cubs didn't put up much of a fight in this one — Yoshi Yamamoto threw 72 pitches in five innings, while the Dodgers' bullpen made mincemeat out of the Chicago lineup — but it probably hurt ...

One of those moves involved Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki ... “You can tell that he’ll love being around Yoshi (Yamamoto) and Shohei. I think that will really help him a lot.” ...