“I will do my best to become a world champion.”
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25), wearing the uniform of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers, smiled broadly and said he was excited to join the historic team.
The Dodgers officially announced the recruitment of Yamamoto on the 28th (Korean time).
American media reported on the 22nd that the Dodgers signed a huge 12-year contract worth $325 million (about 422.8 billion won) with Yamamoto.
This was the longest contract period and highest amount in MLB pitcher history. The previous record was Gerrit Cole's nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees. 카지노사이트랭크
Yamamoto, who attended the induction ceremony, said, “Hello. This is Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers. “I'm happy to be a part of this historic team, and being able to call the Dodgers home feels so good that it's hard to express,” he said in English.
He said, “I am grateful to the Dodgers officials who came to Japan several times and spoke highly of me, and gave me the opportunity to play in MLB.”
He then pledged, “Starting today, I will promise Dodgers fans that I will become a world champion as a member of the Dodgers and that I will play better baseball.”
Yamamoto said, “Starting today, I will stop admiring MLB. “I will play with the goal of becoming a player who can be admired,” he said.
Yamamoto is expected to play an active role as a key player for the Dodgers along with '700 Million Dollar Man' Shohei Ohtani.
Yamamoto was named Pacific League Most Valuable Player (MVP) for three consecutive years in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and won the Sawamuri Award, given to the best pitcher, for three consecutive years. He also achieved the pitcher triple crown for most wins, ERA, and strikeouts for all three years. 섯다
