The right-hander was on the mound for the opening of MLB's spring-training slate and could very well pitch in the first game of the regular season, as manager Dave Roberts said last week that he expects Yamamoto to start one of the Dodgers' two games against Chicago in Tokyo,

There has been considerable chatter around the Los Angeles Dodgers the entire offseason following their World Series win last year.

Ramping up Gonsolin last fall came with an added benefit: The right-hander made three rehab starts and continued to throw simulated games throughout the postseason, essentially completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery and giving him a fresh slate for 2025.

Roki Sasaki pitched three innings in his sim game. Gave up a long home run to his first hitter. Retired the next six in a row, including one swinging strikeout. Then finished walk-double-walk He threw 38 total pitches. Here are seven of them: pic.twitter.com/DKY9d7JUl1

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the 2025 Cactus League ... Arizona to begin their Spring Training schedule. Yamamoto is looking to improve upon his impressive rookie season and was named as one ...

Spring Training is here and defending champions LA Dodgers were blown out by the Chicago Cubs 12-4. The game featured several big names playing for the Dodgers, including Yamamoto, who made his Cactus League debut and Hyeseong Kim, who arrived in the majors after signing a three-year, $12.5 million guaranteed contract in the offseason.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Los Angeles Dodgers' scheduled Opening Day starter, threw 1-2/3 scoreless innings Thursday agains

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they face the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo next month, according to manager Dave Roberts.