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The Los Angeles Dodgers found a new hero this season after Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto put in a remarkable performance from the bullpen in World Series Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yamamoto, who etched his name in the history books after throwing a complete game in the second game of the World Series, kept the Blue Jays scoreless over 2.2 innings in a thrilling end to Game 7 on Saturday.
The Japanese pitcher was named the World Series MVP for racking up three wins in the best of seven series, helping the Dodgers to consecutive World Series titles.
Yamamoto shared a four word message on his Instagram story featuring a picture of himself with the World Series trophy on the plane back to Los Angeles.
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"Such a happy flight," Yamamoto captioned his post.
The Japanese star joined an elite list of starting pitchers to have won the World Series MVP award. He is only the second pitcher after MLB icon Randy Johnson to win three World Series games in a season.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw 96 pitches on Friday and went 2.2 innings the following day. His performance without any rest drew widespread praise, including Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who was surprised at the Japanese pitcher's readiness.
“It’s pretty crazy,” Roberts said. “I’m kind of crazy for sending him back out there. But I just felt he was the best option.”
Dodgers president Andrew Friedman blown away by Yoshinobu Yamamoto's World Series heroics
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman scoffed at the idea of Yamamoto being ready to pitch in Game 7 without any rest. However, when the Japanese pitcher registered the final eight outs to clinch the World Series victory in Saturday, Friedman hailed it as the "greatest accomplishment" he has witnessed.
"For him to have the same stuff that he had the night before is absolutely mind-blowing to me,” Friedman said. “I got a text (via Will Ireton) last night that Yama was getting treatment to be ready for today. Kind of scoffed at it, like, ‘Oh, that’s great, he really cares but the likelihood of that is pretty low.’ And then today, he got treatment again, and said, ‘Hey, I feel really good. Like, I’m able to go out and give at least an inning, and we’ll see how my stuff holds.’
“For him to have the same stuff that he had the night before is really the greatest accomplishment I’ve ever seen on a Major League Baseball field.”
Yamamoto is expected to get a heroes welcome when he arrives at Dodger Stadium after the World Series parade on Monday.
