The Dodgers activated their $325 million pitcher from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday in advance of his return start against the Chicago Cubs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers got their $325 million man back Tuesday after a three-month absence.Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who signed the largest contract ever for a pitcher last December after leaving the top league in Japan, was activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday in advance of his return start against the Chicago Cubs.His opponent? Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, whose rookie season has outshined his higher-paid countryman in 2024.Yamamoto, 25, was 6-2 with a 2.
They're five games behind the New York Mets for the third and final NL Wild Card berth.The Dodgers are counting on Yamamoto to be the pitcher they expected when the season began.Other than trade deadline acquisition Jack Flaherty, the Dodgers' starting rotation contains few known quantities. Yamamoto is joining Bobby Miller as the only two pitchers among the Dodgers' healthy starters on Opening Day still on the active roster.
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