Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a 25-year-old Japanese pitcher, has garnered significant attention from MLB teams as he enters free agency. Nearly half the league has reached out to negotiate with him. He reportedly wants to play on an MLB team with other Japanese players. The bidding war between the Yankees and Mets for his signing is intensifying. Teams have until January 4th to sign him to a Major League contract.
The Yankees have been saving the No. 18 jersey for Yoshinobu Yamamoto… Thoughts 👀 https://t.co/3Ym6q0mWbp
There is a battle in the Big 🍎 for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. #Yankees #Mets 🤑💰 Join the #FTLIVE discussion on YouTube: ▶️ https://t.co/UE5iCPrxjZ https://t.co/SaefRDew5F
A primer on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in this week's Mets newsletter: https://t.co/mHt1YcxHdf
Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins Ichiro Suzuki and Hisashi Yamada as the only players to win the award in three consecutive seasons 🏆🏆🏆 Teams have until January 4th to sign Yamamoto to a Major League contract 👀 https://t.co/4ugIXtC422
From @TheAthletic: Yoshinobu Yamamoto isn’t just a good pitcher. He is the kind of pitcher who can dominate. And he’s only 25 years old. “He legitimately could win your Cy Young Award next year.” https://t.co/6NB1mDQkfY
Yoshinobu Yamamoto win MVP and matches Ichiro Suzuki in Japanese record books as pitcher begins MLB free agency https://t.co/oufR1BoxPD
Yoshinobu Yamamoto bidding will renew Yankees-Mets war https://t.co/eAjxCdfPub https://t.co/jsfaxJ3C30
Yoshinobu Yamamoto bidding will renew Yankees-Mets war https://t.co/cGiEcEYlS5 https://t.co/btuIekMmFC
Shota Imanaga posted to MLB: Japanese pitcher set to leave NPB alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto, per report https://t.co/vexBzyTJHQ
Ichiro Suzuki’s latest baseball passion? Pitching against Japanese amateur players https://t.co/QB6Tlzhj6e
Here's how Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly is approaching his free-agency timeline 🔽 https://t.co/AiTnBEYbDI
Yoshinobu Yamamoto to meet with teams next week https://t.co/i8vReEocgI
Here are new details of how and when Yoshinobu Yamamoto — target of Yankees, Mets and many others — will choose his MLB team. https://t.co/bVrYGyYbtd
Breaking down the expected bidding war between the Yankees and Mets for Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto @AbbeyMastracco @GaryHPhillips https://t.co/Uet9mV7Zgy
The echoes of another Yankees pitching splurge in Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency https://t.co/QVB5VgqOTK https://t.co/E29CBF1C0L
Japanese pitchers laid groundwork for Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s looming payday https://t.co/Z9uBl30Imx https://t.co/IdVk00iJ4A
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is ready to ball wherever. 👀 https://t.co/DH8oRHjjxx https://t.co/6j7DlBOJrk
MLB rumors: Yoshinobu Yamamoto's agent says Japanese pitcher getting 'by far' most interest he's ever seen https://t.co/qVFFnYRC5L
Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly wants to play on an MLB team with other Japanese players, per @Yahoo_JAPAN_PR https://t.co/tji8Cy96fF
ICYMI: 50-year old Ichiro Suzuki threw a 116-pitch complete game shutout vs. a team of high school girls in his annual all-star game yesterday The game, which was first played two years ago, was set up to encourage women to play baseball in Japan https://t.co/MnAESu6gXv
Nearly Half The League Has Reached Out To Yoshinobu Yamamoto https://t.co/TbdAlf6FHl https://t.co/zKNjYfDA5x
Japanese pitchers laid groundwork for Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s looming payday https://t.co/f7yhPhvau7 https://t.co/gHZ1X1JtH9
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has won everywhere he has played. 👀 As of Tuesday, MLB teams are officially able to negotiate with him. https://t.co/7RABmYlYYG