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NEW YORK (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, the numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers. “I gave him that jersey. It’s his if he wants to keep it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday. Some Japanese pitchers covet No. 18 because the Central League’s Tokyo Yomiuri Giants assigned […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, at age 25, has signed a 12-year Los Angeles Dodgers contract worth $325 million, a record for a pitcher.
In the latest Cardinals rumors, Yoshinobu Yamamoto could still be an option, a Matt Carpenter reunion is not likely, and a former All-Star could be bullpen upgrade option.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, the numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers. Daisuke Matsuzaka wore it with Boston, and Hiroki Kuroda was the last Yankees pitcher with the number from 2012-14.
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