With the big signing of Shohei Ohtani out of the way, eyes are turning to another Japanese superstar and where he’s going to land. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stellar NPB pitcher who is on the cusp of moving to his first MLB team, seems to be about to sign with a New York team, but it has become a question of which one?
The Yankees and Mets have both been aggressively courting the Japanese star, and it seems likely that this will be the week we find out once and for all which cap I’ll be donning in the new year.
Here’s a little more on Yamamoto’s possible new homes:
During their pitch to Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers had an ace in the hole.
“One of the highlights of the whole meeting,” Ohtani said.
It was a 6-year-old video of Kobe Bryant encouraging him to join the Dodgers.
At ESPN+, inside the Ohtani sweepstakes: https://t.co/zEMLrq35cp pic.twitter.com/roCtjty97w
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 15, 2023
Billie Eilish wore a Jake Peavy White Sox jersey on Saturday Night Live 👀 pic.twitter.com/begjMaB9wi
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And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
