Yoshinobu Yamamoto talks coming home to Japan wearing Los Angeles Dodgers blue
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound in his native Japan on Tuesday as part of the MLB season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto is headed for home.
The 26-year-old starter will take the mound in his native Japan on Tuesday as part of the Major League Baseball season opener between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. Though Yamamoto had an extensive career in the country prior to making the move to the U.S., the upcoming game marks his first appearance there in the signature royal blue.
Yamamoto, who spoke to NBC News a day before hopping on the plane to Japan, said he’s stoked for the homecoming.
“Family, friends, they’ve seen me play back in Japan a bunch of times with the full stadium and everything, but this is, of course, different,” Yamamoto said through a translator.
“This is almost like the first time for them to watch me play as a Dodger … and I’m looking forward to it.”
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