Phillies made largest offer to Yoshinobu Yamamoto: John Middleton
The Phillies did everything they could to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto over the winter, and owner John Middleton has no regrets about it. If they had been successful, Yamamoto would have been the first player from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball to sign with Philadelphia. The Phillies offered more money than any other team looking to sign […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws ‘nasty’ stuff in first Dodgers batting practice
If Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s first live batting practice is any indication of the season to come, the National League could be in for a nightmare. As Yamamoto played against the Dodgers at their spring training facility in Camelback Ranch, Arizona, the team’s new $325 million ace impressed his teammates as a crowd of reporters and cameramen […]