Dodgers, World Series and Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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Fox broadcaster Tom Brady mentioned Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Sunday while he was calling the Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.
Roki Sasaki got a taste of what the Blue Jays' lineup experienced when facing Dodgers' ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the World Series.
TORONTO — Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in late July, in the plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Johnson was studying the likeness of a pitcher who once overtook autumn the way he did, about a century earlier.
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Morris started three of the seven games in the 1991 World Series for the Twins, and that’s something that won’t happen in the modern era.
The righthander had a very subtle classy move in the bottom of the 11th inning that the Fox Sports cameras were able to pick up. Yamamoto was seen tipping his cap to Toronto's Vlad Guerrero Jr. as the slugger prepared to step into the batter's box with his team trailing by a run.