Japanese ace Yamamoto begins MLB posting…Projections For Over $200 Million In Total

Negotiations with MLB clubs for 45 days from 10 p.m. on the 21st in Korea time

Japanese national baseball team ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25) will take the first step toward advancing to the U.S. Major League Baseball.

Japanese media, including Daily Sports, reported on the 21st that “Yamamoto’s original fastball team, Orix Buffaloes, has completed the application for transfer to the Major League through the posting (closed competitive entry) system.”

MLB.COM said, “From 8 a.m. on the 21st (10 p.m. on the 21st in Korean time), Yamamoto can negotiate with 30 major league teams. Negotiations will end at 5 p.m. on January 4, 2024 (7 a.m. on January 5, Korean time).

Even before going through the posting process, it was reported that more than 10 clubs, including the New York Yankees, Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants, were interested in recruiting Yamamoto in the U.S. 카지노사이트 순위

The U.S. and Japanese media are confident that Yamamoto will easily surpass the record of the highest posting amount in Asia of “seven years and $155 million” achieved by Masahiro Tanaka when he signed with the New York Yankees in 2014.

Local media in the U.S., including The Athletic and CBS Sports, predicted that “a club that wants to recruit Yamamoto will have to offer a seven-year, $200 million contract.”

Yamamoto became the first Japanese professional baseball player to win four consecutive Pacific League titles for three consecutive years.

From 2021 to this year, he dominated the most wins, ERA, strikeouts, and winning percentage.

Yamamoto’s performance in the 2023 season is 16 wins, 6 losses, 1.21 ERA, 169 strikeouts, and his overall Japanese professional baseball record is 70 wins, 29 losses, 1 save, and 32 holds in 172 games.

Yamamoto, who mainly throws fast balls with an average speed of 153 kilometers per hour and a splitter with an average speed of 144 kilometers per hour, also has a curve that lowers the speed to 120 kilometers per hour. They also throw cut fastballs and sliders.

Yamamoto also played as a key Japanese pitcher in international competitions such as the 2019 Premier 12, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Major League Baseball’s courtship of Yamamoto, who has been verified in Japanese professional baseball and international competitions, is expected to continue.