155.5km/h Yamamoto, 2 home runs, 3 runs in 2 ⅓ innings against Milwaukee...Kim Hye-sung's exhibition game batting average of 0.083

155.5km/h Yamamoto, 2 home runs, 3 runs in 2 ⅓ innings against Milwaukee...Kim Hye-sung's exhibition game batting average of 0.083

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Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (27, LA Dodgers) was sluggish in his second appearance in an exhibition game.

Yamamoto started the exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers at the American Family Fields of Phoenix in Arizona on the 27th (Korea time), and allowed four hits (two homers) and three runs in 2 1/3 innings. He walked and struck out two each. Yamamoto's ERA in exhibition games soared to 6.75. Yamamoto gave up three hits and no runs in 1 2/3 innings in his first exhibition game of the season against the Chicago Cubs on the 21st. He gave up a lot of hits, but he was shaken by the hit in the game against Milwaukee. However, his team won the game 9-3. 토토사이트

Yamamoto lost an additional point in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run by Vinny Capra and an RBI double by Jorge Alfaro with two outs and a runner on the first base. In the bottom of the third inning, Garrett Mitchell hit his second home run with one out. When the follow-up hitter Rhys Hoskins was allowed to walk, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts immediately started the bullpen. Japanese media Sports Hochi said, "Yamamoto recorded a maximum speed of 96.6 miles (155.5km/h), but it was a task that remained as the starting pitcher for the opening game." Yamamoto is scheduled to start the MLB season opener against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18. "I hope I can raise my condition little by little for the next game," he said.
Yamamoto, who reigned as the best pitcher in the Japanese professional baseball (NPB), surprised the public by agreeing to a 12-year, $325 million (466.4 billion won) big deal with the Dodgers in December 2023. This is the highest price (based on the total amount) for a pitcher in MLB history, which exceeded Gerrit Cole's nine-year, total of $324 million (465 billion won). Last year, the first season of MLB's challenge, he remained 7-2 with an ERA of 3.00 in 18 games due to sluggishness and injuries. Roberts predicted Yamamoto's "first starting lineup" considering the symbolism that this year's opening game will be held in Japan.

Meanwhile, Kim, who started as the seventh batter and second baseman in the game against Milwaukee, had no hits in three times at bat. As a result, her batting average at exhibition games dropped to 0.083 (one hit in 12 times at bat). Kim, who signed a contract with the Dodgers throughout the winter, is expected to start the season in the minor league due to poor batting at exhibition games and unstable defense (two mistakes).