GLENDALE, Ariz. — World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start one other season opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers, similar to he did final yr after they went on to win their second consecutive championship.
Manager Dave Roberts informed reporters at spring coaching Monday that Yamamoto will start the March 26 opener at dwelling in opposition to Arizona.
Yamamoto was the first and final pitcher utilized by the Dodgers final season, when he acquired the last eight outs of their 11-inning World Series Game 7 clincher at Toronto. He additionally received each of his World Series begins, a full recreation in Game 2 after which threw 96 pitches over six innings in Game 6, an evening earlier than throwing 34 pitches to shut out the sequence.
The Dodgers started final season in Tokyo, with Yamamoto permitting one run over 5 innings in his dwelling nation in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
He pitched for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, giving up a leadoff dwelling run to Ronald Acuña Jr. in an 8-5 quarterfinal loss to Venezuela.
The 27-year-old right-hander goes into the third season of his document $325 million, 12-year contract for a pitcher. He is 19-10 with a 2.66 ERA in 48 regular-season begins for the Dodgers, and 7-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 playoff video games (9 begins).
Only three different pitchers have received Games 6 and seven of the similar World Series: Randy Johnson in 2001, Harry Brecheen in 1946 and Ray Kremer in 1925.