The Japanese star will arrive in Los Angeles after agreeing for 12 years and $325 million
Japanese star right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has reached an agreement to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to sources. espn And multiple reports, ending a frenzied free agency with the second-largest guaranteed deal for a pitcher in baseball history.
Sources told Jeff Passan that the contract is worth $325 million over 12 years espn.
Yamamoto, 25, who has won three straight MVP Awards, and Sawamura — the Japanese league’s equivalent of Cy Young — have attracted strong interest from the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. The Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays.
Since moving from center field to coaching his former team, the Orix Buffaloes, in 2019, Yamamoto has dominated the J-League like no other in its 74-year history. In 820 1/3 innings, he posted a 1.65 ERA, struck out nearly five times as many batters as he walked, and allowed one home run every 28 innings.
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