The Los Angeles Dodgers have enhanced their roster for the 2025 MLB season, featuring top Japanese talents Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Their participation in spring ...

PHOENIX — Last year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s season debut was a cause for alarm. This year it will signal just how much trust the Japanese right-hander has earned entering his second season with ...

While nothing has been made official, both sides have signaled that the first game could feature a marquee matchup between Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga and Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

It was an impressive, albeit mixed rookie season for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Japanese phenom looked impressive during his first campaign in the Majors, however ...

Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday on MLB Network that he expects Yamamoto to pitch during the Dodgers' March 18-19 series versus the Cubs in Tokyo. Roberts anticipates Yamamoto's countryman ...

The primary question concerned the influence of fellow Japanese Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on his decision. Ohtani just concluded a historic MVP campaign that culminated in ...

In December, Sasaki sat down for sushi with former Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The dinner came shortly after his initial meeting with the Dodgers and marked the ...

The Dodgers have become the country’s de facto home team since signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and following that up with adding Roki Sasaki this winter. While there ...

The Dodgers are going to give the people what they want. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Japanese right-handers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will likely start the two games ...

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, of Japan, throws during a pitching session at the Dodgers baseball spring training facility, on Feb. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

I don’t think I have a choice, actually.” And Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that “it’s fair to say” right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball in the first game.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they open the season against Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18 and Roki Sasaki could make his major league debut ...