Born: (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 25) Bizen, Okayama, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: August 20, 2017, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB: March 21, 2024, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB statistics (through 2023)
Win–loss record
70–29
Earned run average
1.82
Strikeouts
922
MLB statistics (through May 13, 2024)
Win–loss record
4-1
Earned run average
3.21
Strikeouts
53
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2017–2023)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
Japan Series champion (2022)
5× NPB All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021–2023)
3× Japanese Triple Crown (2021–2023)
3× Pacific League MVP (2021–2023)
3× Eiji Sawamura Award (2021–2023)
3× Best Nine Award (2021–2023)
3× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2021–2023)
3× Best Battery Award with Catcher Kenya Wakatsuki (2021–2023)
4× Pacific League ERA champion (2019, 2021–2023)
4× Pacific League strikeout champion (2020–2023)
3× Pacific League wins champion (2021–2023)
Interleague play MVP (2021)
Two no-hitters (June 18, 2022, September 9, 2023)
International
Tokyo 2020 All-Olympic Baseball Team (2021)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Summer Olympics
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Baseball Classic
2023 Miami
Team
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo
Team
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu, born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. Yamamoto is a three-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player, Eiji Sawamura Award, and a three-time Triple Crown winner. Yamamoto is the first player in the history of professional baseball to win the Triple Crown in three consecutive years.
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