Yoshinobu Yamamoto was rocked in his main league debut, giving up 5 runs whereas lasting only one inning for the Dodgers towards the Padres on Thursday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
Yamamoto hit free company on the good time, earlier than his age-25 season coming off three dominant, MVP-winning seasons in Japan. His strong market, together with a handful of richer suitors, earned the righty a 12-year, $325 million contract, the longest and most profitable contract for a pitcher in MLB historical past.
San Diego offered a impolite awakening within the majors for Yamamoto, who allowed his first 4 batters confronted to succeed in base. The important thing hit was a two-run double by Jake Cronenworth that offered the primary runs of the sport.
He allowed 5 runs whereas pitching only one inning, probably the most given up by a Dodgers beginning pitcher in his main league debut whereas recording not more than three outs.
Yamamoto walked one ship, hit one other, and one of many hits allowed was a ball just right down the third base line that Max Muncy failed to get a glove on. However that was it no an unfortunate day for Yamamoto, who allowed 4 balls in play with all having an exit velocity of 96.2 mph or increased.
Often, when a pitcher is requested to “carry it out” or take one for the crew, it's to strike out whereas hitting to save lots of different arms within the bullpen. However the Dodgers had seven different energetic pitchers who didn’t pitch Wednesday, and no different video games on the schedule till a Sunday exhibition in Los Angeles. But Yamamoto was nonetheless not noted to throw 43 pitches in what could be his solely inning of labor. That's probably the most of any Dodgers pitcher with that few outs whereas making his main league debut since reliever Willie Ramsdell for Brooklyn on September 24, 1947.
The highest of the primary inning was an extended one, and never only for the 5 runs scored off Yamamoto. There was additionally a mound go to by pitching coach Mark Prior, who was accompanied by Will Ireton, who serves because the Dodgers' in-game interpreter in the interim. Nevertheless, folks watching on SportsNet LA didn't know why Ireton was on the market simply watching the printed, as a result of the information of Ippei Mizuhara's hearth was not talked about in the course of the recreation.
