"He did six years over there? I think that's how it works with the posting system. Either six or seven. And he's got his two years here. He has won the championship more than half of his years at the big league level, whether in Japan or the U.S. The guy is a winner. He wins everywhere he goes. He won the WBC. The guy is a winner."
"That quote, 'Losing is not an option,' when he said that [expletive] in the press conference, I had the goosebumps. I was like, 'Oh, baby. Talk dirty to me. I freaking love this [expletive].' That's Yama."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominated the 2025 postseason and was central to the Los Angeles Dodgers' second consecutive World Series championship. He threw a complete game in Game 2 and then won two consecutive elimination road games against Toronto, including delivering 2.2 scoreless innings in a winner-take-all Game 7 one day after a six-inning start. Yamamoto has captured championships in each of his first two Dodgers seasons and previously won the 2023 World Baseball Classic and a Japan Series title with the Orix Buffaloes. His three appearances versus the Blue Jays produced a 1.02 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, 15 strikeouts and two walks over 17.2 innings. Teammates embraced his "losing is not an option" assertion.
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