| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132.0 | 96 | 41 | 153 | 39 | 2.66 | 1.030 | 63.7 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 173.7 | 113 | 59 | 201 | 48 | 2.49 | 0.990 | 106.0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 78 | 22 | 105 | 30 | 3.00 | 1.111 | 45.5 |
| Date | News |
| 3/06/26 | Shohei Ohtani powers Japan past Taiwan in World Baseball Classic. After putting on a show in batting practice, the Dodgers' superstar hits a grand slam and teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the win in a 13-0 rout in Tokyo. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/03/06/shohei-ohtan... |
| 3/01/26 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 2026 Fantasy Schmohawk. Hesitant to say any pitcher was overrated for reasons. One big reason is in my 2026 fantasy baseball rankings, where it has the starter rankings, it says pretty clearly which pitchers to avoid and which pitchers to draft, so by writing that you’d — I’d, at least — would hope that you’d understand which pitchers to avoid, but here we are, because Yoshinobu Yamamoto is being drafted way too high and also illustrates a larger problem with starters that is fun (for me, at least) to explore for 750-ish words. Please, blog, may I have some more? Source: https://razzball.com/yoshinobu-yamamoto-2026-fanta... |
| 2/27/26 | Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto finishes Cactus League work, heads to Japan. After a short offseason, the World Series MVP acknowledges some mental fatigue, but he says he is feeling good and ready for the WBC, which begins next week. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/27/dodgers-yosh... |
| 2/21/26 | Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes first of two starts before leaving for WBC. The right-hander started the Cactus League opener Saturday and surprised manager Dave Roberts with plans to start again Friday before leaving for Japan. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/21/dodgers-yosh... |
| 2/14/26 | ‘Nothing has changed,’ Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto says of epic World Series performance. The right-hander, who won three games against the Blue Jays and was named World Series MVP, is now focused on leading Team Japan's pitching staff in the WBC. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/14/nothing-has-... |
| 1/30/26 | Dodgers star Yamamoto on Japan's WBC roster. Samurai Japan has set its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and announced that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be included. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47735984/dodge... |
| 1/29/26 | Dodgers star Yamamoto on Japan's WBC roster. Samurai Japan has set its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and announced that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be included. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47735984/dodge... |
| 1/28/26 | Dodgers star Yamamoto on Japan's WBC roster. Samurai Japan has set its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and announced that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be included. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47735984/dodge... |
| 1/27/26 | Dodgers star Yamamoto on Japan's WBC roster. Samurai Japan has set its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and announced that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be included. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47735984/dodge... |
| 1/27/26 | Dodgers star Yamamoto on Japan's WBC roster. Samurai Japan has set its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and announced that Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be included. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47735984/dodge... |
| 1/26/26 | Japan WBC roster: Yoshinobu Yamamoto officially joins reigning champs, Shohei Ohtani's pitching role uncertain. Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic and is loaded again Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/japan-wbc-roste... |
| 11/25/25 | Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani to play for Japan in World Baseball Classic. Ohtani was the WBC MVP with the gold medal-winning Japanese team in 2023. Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki were also on that team but have not committed for the 2026 tournament yet. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/24/dodgers-shoh... |
| 11/03/25 | Yamamoto seals MVP with epic Game 7 in relief. A day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2? scoreless innings in relief to help lead the Dodgers to victory in Game 7 and the championship. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46812881/dodge... |
| 11/03/25 | Yamamoto seals MVP with epic Game 7 in relief. A day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2? scoreless innings in relief to help lead the Dodgers to victory in Game 7 and the championship. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46812881/dodge... |
| 11/03/25 | Yamamoto seals MVP with epic Game 7 in relief. A day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2? scoreless innings in relief to help lead the Dodgers to victory in Game 7 and the championship. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46812881/dodge... |
| 11/02/25 | Yamamoto seals MVP with epic Game 7 in relief. A day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2? scoreless innings in relief to help lead the Dodgers to victory in Game 7 and the championship. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46812881/dodge... |
| 11/02/25 | Yamamoto completes outstanding October with Game 7 heroics, World Series MVP. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers with one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including an epic relief appearance in Game 7 on Saturday night. Yamamoto pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the clincher a day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win. He also threw a four-hitter in Game 2 that was the first complete game in the World Series since 2015. The 27-year-old Japanese ace pitched out of a jam in the ninth inning, leaving the bases loaded and the score tied at 4. After cruising through the 10th, he worked around Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s leadoff double to preserve a 5-4 lead and lock up LA’s second consecutive championship. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/yamamoto-comp... |
| 11/02/25 | Dodgers’ Yamamoto caps elite October with Game 7 heroics, World Series MVP. Yoshinobu Yamamoto authors one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including 2? scoreless innings in the 11-inning clincher Saturday night, the day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/01/dodgers-yama... |
| 11/02/25 | Will Smith shares his emotions after hitting go-ahead homer, describes Yamamoto outing as 'special'. Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith described his emotions after hitting the go-ahead home run in the 11th inning and praised Yoshinobu Yamamoto's outing against the Toronto Blue Jays. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-9zaneplm2ilbly... |
| 11/02/25 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto named World Series MVP: Dodgers ace joins Randy Johnson with rare Game 7 feat. Yamamoto threw a complete game in Game 2, started Game 6 and then closed down World Series Game 7 Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yoshinobu-yamam... |