YOSHINOBU Yamamoto is poised to become Major League Baseball’s next big Japanese star after the 25-year-old pitching sensation posted as a free agent on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
The right-hander is expected to set off a bidding war among the league’s richest clubs looking to upgrade their starting rotations and could command a long-term contract worth north of $200 million.
Yamamoto was posted on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) by the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) where he is a three-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award, which is equivalent to MLB’s Cy Young Award.
This year he went 16-6 with a 1.21 ERA and captured his third straight Triple Crown in the NPB’s Pacific League as the leader in wins, ERA, and strikeouts.
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