‘Worst MLB Debut’ Dodgers Yamamoto “I Feel Responsible for the Loss… The Season is Long”

A struggle with 43 throws from the first inning… Pitcher lost his MLB debut after allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and 5 runs in 1 inning.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25), who became the highest-paid Major League Baseball (MLB) player of all time by donning a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform under the condition of a total of $325 million (approximately 431.1 billion won) over 12 years, made a bold debut.

Yamamoto appeared as a starting pitcher in the 2024 MLB game against the San Diego Padres held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st, and collapsed with 4 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, and 5 runs in 1 inning.

He threw 43 balls while getting only 3 outs. https://www.powerballsite.com

Yamamoto, who played as the ace of the Orix Buffaloes in Japanese professional baseball until last year and won four pitching awards for three consecutive seasons and the Sawamura Award, the equivalent of the "Japanese Cy Young Award," received an astronomical contract based on his performance in Japan.

In three appearances in MLB exhibition games, he performed poorly with one loss and an ERA of 8.38, but Yamamoto said at a press conference on the 20th, a day before his appearance, "Even though the performance in the exhibition games was poor, I think it's okay because it's an exhibition game."

“I am confident that I am ready for the opening game,” he said.

However, in his MLB regular season debut, he had the worst first inning. He gave

San Diego’s first hitter, Sander Boharz, a heavy hit and hit second hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. with a ball to the body.

Yamamoto, who gave up, hit a two-run triple from follow-up batter Jake Cronenworth.

In a situation where Manny Machado was allowed a walk and he was on first and third base with no outs, Kim Ha-seong hit a sacrifice fly and barely exchanged his first outing in the big league for one point.

Yamamoto, who seemed to be taking a breather by striking out Yurickson Profar, hit a 1-run double from Luis Campusano and a 1-run single from Tyler Wade with 2 outs and runners on second base.

After barely striking out 9th batter Jackson Merrill, the long first inning barely ended with 5 runs.

Yamamoto entered the dugout with his head down, and his teammate, Shohei Otani, a senior member of the Japanese national baseball team, consoled him.

For Yamamoto, ‘next inning’ did not come.

As soon as the second inning started, the Dodgers bench immediately brought reliever Michael Grove to the mound.

The team lost 11-15 after a hard-fought game, and Yamamoto became the losing pitcher.

Yamamoto, who attended the post-game press conference, said, "We didn't do well from the start.

That led to conceding goals.

We will definitely look back on today's game, change the atmosphere, and prepare for the next game."

Specifically, he added, "After entering the set position (a pitch preparation movement when a runner goes out), the pitch shook.

I definitely know what needs to be corrected.

I will prepare for the next game with the help of the pitching coach."

Yamamoto, who collapsed from the beginning of the game and caused the team to lose, emphasized, "I am angry about losing the game and feel responsible.

However, the season is long.

From now on, I will throw hard and help the team."

Regarding the sudden departure of his teammate Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, from the team ahead of today's game due to an unfortunate incident,

he remained silent, saying, "I didn't have much to talk about on that topic because I was pitching today.

I don't know anything."