{"id":439495,"date":"2023-11-05T04:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=439495"},"modified":"2023-11-05T04:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:49:59","slug":"japanese-pitcher-yoshinobu-yamamoto-sets-the-14-strikeouts-record-in-japan-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/japanese-pitcher-yoshinobu-yamamoto-sets-the-14-strikeouts-record-in-japan-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Sets The 14 Strikeouts Record In Japan Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pitcher, staged a powerful comeback in what may be his last game in Japan before he&#8217;s expected to head to the major leagues.<\/p>\n<h2>Japanese Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Sets The 14 Strikeouts Record In Japan Series<\/h2>\n<p>With a Japan Series record 14 strikeouts in a full game on Saturday, Yamamoto helped the Orix Buffaloes upset the Hanshin Tigers 5-1 and set up a pivotal Game 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto just pitched a complete game on 138 pitches in his last start before becoming an MLB free agent<\/p>\n<p>He had 14 strikeouts, breaking Yu Darvish&#39;s Japan Series record <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SleSD0Kl4c\">pic.twitter.com\/SleSD0Kl4c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1720782554402541606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Yamamoto, 25, does not have enough service time to be considered a free agent in Japan, big league teams may be interested in signing him under the posting system that MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball have agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>With 14 strikeouts and no walks in 138 pitches, the Orix Buffaloes ace pitched a complete game masterpiece in Game 6 of the Japan Series, defeating the Hanshin Tigers 5-1 to force a crucial seventh game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Shohei\u2019s Yoshinobu Yamamoto imitation \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s1HSRZYZlg\">https:\/\/t.co\/s1HSRZYZlg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PitchingNinja\/status\/1720798566925353269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This season, Yamamoto finished 16-8 with a 1.21 ERA, a 0.844 WHIP, and 169 strikeouts in 164 innings. He is anticipated to be posted by Orix this winter.<\/p>\n<p>In the Japan Series, his 14 strikeouts in Game 6 broke Yu Darvish&#8217;s previous record of 13 from 2007.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto to force a Game 7 today<\/p>\n<p>9.0 Innings<br \/>1 Earned Run<br \/>14 Strikeouts<br \/>0 Walks<br \/>138 Pitches<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Pitcher in the World <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JgoQQsoCHz\">pic.twitter.com\/JgoQQsoCHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Addison (@YankeeWRLD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YankeeWRLD\/status\/1720783736197861607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>projected to begin at over $200 million over six or seven years, the Yamamoto bidding is projected to surpass the highest deal ever inked by Masahiro Tanaka with the Yankees in 2014, which was for $155 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went to the mound able to concentrate really well,&#8221; Yamamoto said, according to Kyodo News. &#8220;I&#8217;m very happy that I was able to deliver the goods right until the end. The crowd&#8217;s cheers at the start of the ninth really gave me a boost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s line in Game 6 of the Japan Series, his final start as a Buffalo<\/p>\n<p>9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 14 K, 138 P<\/p>\n<p>The ace of Samurai Japan pitched a stellar gem to force game 7 despite some traffic on the bases early on, setting a new Japan Series record for strikeouts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6b0w1MrCJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/6b0w1MrCJ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yakyucosmo\/status\/1720782495443193857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In September, Yamamoto pitched his second no-hitter of the season in front of numerous MLB executives. This year, he threw for Japan&#8217;s World Baseball Classic-winning squad as well.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Orix will try to win the Japan Series for the second time in a row.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Screams At Officials For Straight Forty Seconds And Draymond Green Still Gets A Pass?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/screams-at-officials-for-straight-forty-seconds-and-draymond-green-still-gets-a-pass\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Screams At Officials For Straight Forty Seconds And Draymond Green Still Gets A Pass?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pitcher, staged a powerful comeback in what may be his last game in Japan before he&#8217;s expected to head to the major leagues. Japanese Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Sets The 14 Strikeouts Record In Japan Series With a Japan Series record 14 strikeouts in a full game on Saturday, Yamamoto helped the Orix [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":439496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[15465,18511,18513,18512,15466],"class_list":["post-439495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto-14-strikeout-record","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto-free-agency","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto-japanese-series","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}