‘MLB’s Highest Paid Pitcher’ Dodgers Yamamoto Allows 5 Runs in 1 Inning in MLB Debut
A struggle with 43 throws from the first inning… 'Humbly' to be replaced at the start of the second inning
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25), who became the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history by donning a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform under the condition of a total of $325 million (approximately 431.1 billion won) over 12 years, made a bold debut. 바카라사이트
Yamamoto appeared as a starting pitcher in the 2024 MLB game against the San Diego Padres held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st, and collapsed with 4 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, and 5 runs in 1 inning.
He threw 43 balls while getting only 3 outs.
Yamamoto, who played as the ace of the Orix Buffaloes in Japanese professional baseball until last year and won four pitching awards for three consecutive seasons and the Sawamura Award, the equivalent of the "Japanese Cy Young Award," received an astronomical contract based on his performance in Japan.
In three appearances in MLB exhibition games, he performed poorly with one loss and an ERA of 8.38, but Yamamoto said at a press conference on the 20th, a day before his appearance, "Even though the performance in the exhibition games was poor, I think it's okay because it's an exhibition game."
I am confident that I am ready for the opening game, he said.
However, in his MLB regular season debut, he had the worst first inning. He gave
San Diego's first hitter, Sander Boharz, a heavy hit, and second hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. a pitch to the body.
Yamamoto, who gave up, hit a two-run triple from follow-up batter Jake Cronenworth.
In a situation where Manny Machado was allowed a walk and he was on first and third base with no outs, Ha-seong Kim hit a sacrifice fly and barely exchanged his first outing in the big league for one point.
Yamamoto, who seemed to be taking a breather by striking out Yurickson Profar, hit a 1-run double from Luis Campusano and a 1-run single from Tyler Wade with 2 outs and runners on second base.
After barely striking out 9th batter Jackson Merrill, the long first inning barely ended with 5 runs.
Yamamoto entered the dugout with his head down, and his teammate, Shohei Ohtani, a senior member of the Japanese national baseball team, consoled him.
