The schedule for the return game of YAMAMOTO Yoshinobu, a Japanese pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers who recovered from a shoulder injury, has been confirmed.
MLB.com reported on the 7th that Yamamoto will start the home game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium at 11:10 a.m. on the 11th (Korea time).
Ohtani has made two previous minor league rehabilitation appearances. The number of pitches and innings are not sufficiently secured.
However, the Dodgers is struggling to operate its rotation as a starter at the end of the season. Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw are on the injured list, while Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller are sluggish among the existing starters. For this reason, the Dodgers hope Yamamoto will return as soon as possible to lead the rotation. 토토사이트
Coach Dave Roberts said in an interview with local media on the 10th, “I think that’s enough for the ball,” adding, “I don’t know what the command will be like, but we think he can start four times the rest of the season. If he takes the mound four times and increases the number of innings and pitches, he will be ready after that.” In other words, the plan is aimed at the postseason.
Yamamoto took the mound as a member of Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on the 4th and started the game against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (under the Houston Astros), giving up two hits and two walks in two innings and allowing two runs.
He struck out three, and posted fastball constraints of 96.7 miles and 95.4 miles on average. Besides, he threw a combination of curves, sliders, and cutters. He only pitched in two innings because he exhausted his power by throwing 17 pitches against big league catcher Oma Narvaez.
Earlier on April 29, he recorded one hit, two strikeouts and one run during two innings for his first Triple-A rehabilitation. He pitched four innings in two games, allowing three hits and two walks, five strikeouts, three runs and an ERA of 6.75.
Yamamoto, who wore a Dodgers uniform last winter for 12 years and $325 million (about 435.3 billion won), the highest number of pitchers ever, pitched 74 innings in 14 games before taking the IL in June, recording 6 wins and 2 losses, an ERA of 2.92, 84 strikeouts, WHIP 1.07, and a 0.221 hit rate. Although he was evaluated as pitching at the price of his Major League debut season, he was forced to quit voluntarily during the pitching against the Kansas City Royals on June 16th.
Even if Yamamoto returns, he will not likely throw more than five innings for the time being. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to secure more than 90 pitches in four games during the remaining three weeks. However, Yamamoto is the highest paid player in the Major League. He cannot waste his time.
“This fall baseball season is the first postseason for Yamamoto. However, he has already thrown many big games. We have high expectations for him because of fall baseball,” Roberts said, expressing his intention to be selected as a starter.
