Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Japanese baseball superstar, faced a challenging start to his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Dodgers. In his debut, Yamamoto's performance was less than ideal as he allowed five earned runs, four hits, and one walk, including a hit by pitch (HBP), in just one inning. This rocky start was highlighted by a significant moment when Jake Cronenworth of the Padres delivered a 2-RBI triple, contributing to the Padres taking an early 5-0 lead. Yamamoto's struggles were evident as he managed only two strikeouts and threw 43 pitches, with just 23 being strikes. This debut stands in stark contrast to his previous season in Japan, where he was charged with only 23% of the earned runs in 171 innings that he allowed in this single MLB inning. His ERA skyrocketed to 45.00 after this outing.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up five runs and lasts just one inning in his MLB debut 😳 - 1 IP - 5 ER - 4 H - 1 BB https://t.co/8eWrOGW7WE
The debut of Yoshinobu Yamamoto is complete: 1 IP 4 hits 5 ER 1 BB 2 K ERA: 45.00 https://t.co/d9g8R6GFNr
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s MLB debut is over after just 1 inning https://t.co/FEA24nG6f5
The debut of Yoshinobu Yamamoto is complete: 4 hits 5 ER 1 BB 2 K ERA: 45.00 https://t.co/rFrrSRkFCC
Yamamoto's MLB debut is done after just one inning Michael Grove will be asked to take down a few frames here https://t.co/PREtK3Sw0o
It was a tough first start for Yoshinobu Yamamoto https://t.co/rJLZfeEFiT
Yoshinobu Yamamoto done after one inning.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's MLB debut lasts just one inning https://t.co/VzkjEuwnZb
Yamamoto 1 IP 4H 5R 5ER 1BB 2K 43 pitches - 23 strikes Dodgers trail Padres 5-0 after 1/2 an inning Yamamoto reminded me of Dice-K’s first start at Fenway Day Two of #MLB
Tough first inning for Yoshinobu Yamamoto in his regular season debut for the Dodgers 😓 ▪️ 4 hits ▪️ 5 earned runs ▪️ 43 pitches https://t.co/frwqL6gP0f
A Rough 1st Inning for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. https://t.co/NAifO0kwip
The Padres saw a whopping 43 pitches in Yoshinobu Yamamoto's first major-league inning. Only 23 were strikes. San Diego is out to a 5-0 lead.
Five runs, four hits, one walk (plus a HBP) and 43 pitches later, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's first inning in MLB is over Not much command -- or confidence -- from him that inning 5-0 Padres, mid 1st
The start of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s major league career … single hit by pitch triple walk sac fly wild pitch strikeout double single strikeout In one inning, he was charged with 23% of the earned runs he allowed in 171 innings in Japan last year.
Wow! Painful first big league inning for #Dodgers newbie Yamamoto. 5 ER. 4 hits. 1 walk and 1 HBP. And still only 1 out. Off-speed stuff all over the place.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has allowed five earned runs in the first inning of his MLB debut https://t.co/okY2THD9k8
NOT a great debut inning for Yamamoto. It’s now 5-0 Padres in the 1st
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has allowed five earned runs in his first MLB inning https://t.co/qxUgZ4Xk2v
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 1st MLB K. https://t.co/7sbOeyjNz1
First MLB strikeout for Yamamoto https://t.co/2tzPtBVdI9
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's first MLB strikeout. https://t.co/FGLp4MlCJ9
Yoshinobu Yamamoto retires his first batter in the MLB on the fifth batter he faces. Not ideal. https://t.co/91fQWVFPsw
Yoshinobu Yamamoto welcome to the MLB and THE CRONE ZONE https://t.co/ZUiY3jnx1n
The Padres jump on Yoshinobu Yamamoto early 😮 Jake Cronenworth delivers with a 2-RBI triple 😳 https://t.co/XDftopWRoi
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is running into some trouble in his MLB debut https://t.co/uM6tkbtrch
The Padres go up 2-0 on Yamamoto before he records an out https://t.co/MQJUy08WEg
Yoshinobu Yamamoto time!! MLB debut for the Japanese superstar https://t.co/XN8GGDS4Gl
Almost time for Yamamoto's MLB debut https://t.co/VrqtljamrH
Baseball: Yoshinobu Yamamoto ready for MLB debut after up-and-down preseason https://t.co/6myOQBfFlu