World Series MVP, Sawamura winner Yoshinobu Yamamoto falls short in Cy Young quest
Yoshinobu Yamamoto came close to becoming the first Asia-born player to win best pitcher awards in both U.S. and Japanese professional baseball. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kyodo and AP)Â
KENJI KAWASE
November 13, 2025 12:41 JST
TOKYO — While Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a Los Angeles Dodger and right-handed pitcher from Japan, missed out on winning the Cy Young Award, the top accolade for the best starting pitcher in U.S. Major League Baseball on Wednesday, he is yet another example of a player from the Japanese league excelling on the other side of the Pacific.