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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings on Friday night.
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He’s back on the mound on Saturday for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is it 1925?
No.
It’s Game 7 of the 2025 World Series.
And the Dodgers have turned to their $325 million superstar with one out in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game.
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Why is Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching?
The Dodgers needed two outs without allowing a runner to score from second. Yamamoto was the guy they chose to do it.
Rather than Blake Snell face Alejandro Kirk, Yamamoto came in.
He had no rest, but apparently it didn’t matter.
The Dodgers needed their best arm on the mound.
This postseason, that has been Yamamoto.
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What a moment in baseball history this could be.
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