Yamamoto completes outstanding October with Game 7 heroics, World Series MVP | Sports

TORONTO – Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s arms were so tired, he needed help lifting the World Series MVP trophy.

Hardly a surprise, considering how much he pitched in the final two games of this seven-game classic.

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