The Dodgers Landed The Next Best Free Agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto, MLB Twitter Reacts
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto allegedly reached a 12-year, $325 million deal on Thursday, as reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Following Yamamoto’s posting and availability to MLB teams in November, the contract was reached. On Yahoo Sports’ list of the top 25 free agents available this winter, he came in second only to Shohei Ohtani.
The Dodgers Landed The Next Best Free Agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto, MLB Twitter Reacts
Arguably the most accomplished pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history, Yoshinobu departs Japan. After making his professional debut with the Orix Buffaloes at the age of 18, he went on to have a 1.82 ERA throughout a seven-year career, culminating in three years of hilarious dominance.
The Dodgers have become the team that all 29 other teams will be rooting against and I absolutely love it. The Dodgers are the new Yankees. Now let's win some more World Series titles.
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) December 22, 2023
Yamamoto received the biggest pitching deal in MLB history as a result of that accomplishment. His $325 million exceeded Gerrit Cole’s 2019 nine-year, $324 million contract that he inked with the New York Yankees. According to Passan, the Dodgers additionally paid a $50.6 million posting fee to sign Yamamoto.
Who is Yamamoto signing with?
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Yoshinobu, the best pure pitcher available on the free agency market, have reached an agreement on a 12-year contract for $325 million, as reported by CBS Sports HQ source Jim Bowden.
Us Dodger fans seeing we’re even more hated now after getting Yamamoto pic.twitter.com/HOWB4qBtuG
— Andrew (@Dodgersdryphone) December 22, 2023
Where is Yoshinobu Yamamoto from?
As of right now, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the best pitcher in Japan; he has the potential to become the country’s next great major league pitcher.
Yamamoto as soon as he left the meeting to sign with the Dodgers. https://t.co/vfh6H4o83S pic.twitter.com/G1v3mm4M44
— RayBaBomb (@TheAtomBaum) December 22, 2023
the funniest outcome here is the dodgers spend all this money and still don’t win a world series because sports are weird
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 22, 2023
Dodgers are going to be unstoppable. 127 wins. 15 All Stars. All the records. Might even make it to game 5 before losing the NLDS.
— Dayton from Nebraska (@BravesAmerica) December 22, 2023
the 83-79 cleveland guardians stopping the powerhouse dodgers in the world series with the power of friendship and voodoo magic pic.twitter.com/tScU7NKyPY
— Lawrence Truther✍️ (@LawrenceSZNN) December 22, 2023
All that money just to run into these kids in the World Series… https://t.co/hm2tqNmqLn pic.twitter.com/99hFBIlAto
— Zach Bollinger (@zachbollinger18) December 22, 2023
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