Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed a Japanese superstar.
That’s right. Less than two weeks after inking Shohei Ohtani to a record-breaking 10-year contract, the Dodgers reportedly agreed to sign right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year contract worth $325 million on Thursday.
Ohtani and Yamamoto, teammates last spring when Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic, are reuniting in Los Angeles.
Thousands of MLB fans weighed in on X (formerly Twitter) upon hearing the news Thursday night. Some mourned the move while others—mostly Dodgers fans—can’t wait to watch this duo star in Hollywood.
— MLB (@MLB) December 22, 2023
Next season the Dodgers will have:
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 22, 2023
-Shohei Ohtani
-Yoshinobu Yamamato
-Tyler Glasnow
-Mookie Betts
-Freddie Freeman
UNREAL 🤯 pic.twitter.com/LL0TzhzjoK
Shohei Ohtani: $700 million.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 22, 2023
Yoshinobu Yamamoto: $325 million. I’m no mathematician, but I’m pretty sure that’s more than: pic.twitter.com/E7C3VsPFLJ
The Dodgers front office after acquiring Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
— Rami Hanna (@WhoElseButRami) December 22, 2023
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Yamamoto hit em with the J.G. Wentworth https://t.co/avZcICqlIL pic.twitter.com/J7fGEJxCgU
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) December 22, 2023
YAMAMOTO
— sky (@GonsolinRBW) December 22, 2023
GLASNOW
BUEHLER
MILLER
SHEEHAN
YARBROUGH
WE RIIIIIIDE pic.twitter.com/ev8nkKbfRm
Every non-Dodgers baseball fan after the Dodgers signed Ohtani & Yamamoto pic.twitter.com/gLjfHuQWqO
— Mexican Rug Dealer (@DealinRugs) December 22, 2023
The Dodgers explaining how the luxury tax works after signing Yamamoto:
— Baseball Lifestyle™ (@BsbLifestyle__) December 22, 2023
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Fast forward to 2025 when Ohtani and Yamamoto are throwing on back to back days pic.twitter.com/Kxxyrw9Zwp
— Baseball Is Dead (@baseballisdead_) December 22, 2023
“Yoshinobu Yamamoto is signing with the Dodgers” pic.twitter.com/0Dm17zQeww
— SNY (@SNYtv) December 22, 2023