Yoshinobu Yamamoto's World Series MVP Highlights Fall Classic

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00:00Because this man, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, won the World Series MVP, but he was just fantastic for the entire postseason.

00:1037 innings, 6 earned runs. That's a 1-4-5 ERA. He went 5-1, led the postseason in wins.

00:19He had 2 complete games. First pitcher since Randy Johnson to start Game 6, and then come in relief Game 7.

00:27I'll let you talk about that because I assume that's one of your big moments.

00:31He became the 5th pitcher in MLB history with an ERA below 2-2-0 and a whip, walks, hits, per innings pitched in a single postseason,

00:42joining Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, and Madison Bumgarner.

00:48He is worth every penny of that $325 million contract.

00:52And we learned that he is ready to rise to any occasion.

00:56And we knew that he could do that in the World Baseball Classic in 2023, but we have learned that stateside in 24 and 25.

01:03This guy is amazing. I had Game 7 written down.

01:06His sheer appearance in Game 7 was a humongous moment in the Dodger postseason story.

01:12You mentioned first guy since Randy Johnson to start Game 6 and appear in Game 7.

01:16The other one I had, first guy since Curt Schilling in the early 2000s to throw back-to-back complete games.

01:22That happened in the CS and in the World Series.

01:25Yoshinobu Yamamoto met the moment.

01:28And it's funny, the Dodgers put out a pregame kind of hype-up video ahead of his CS start against the Brewers.

01:34And it was Yamamoto voicing it over.

01:37And he said, I learned a lot from my DS start against the Phillies.

01:41Because losing is not an option, was his quote.

01:44And he proceeds to go back-to-back complete game wins.

01:48And I just thought that was, in hindsight, the coldest thing he could have possibly said in that moment.

01:53Because he's like 5'10", and he wears a baggy long-sleeve undershirt.

01:58He doesn't look intimidating, and then all of a sudden he kills you.

02:01And I love that about Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

02:04So understandably so, that guy has a huge moment, and he's a huge performer.

02:08I'm going to take you to a moment, and you're going to tell me how that guy performed over the course of this.

02:15Because I bet you have this guy as well.

02:17When we learned that Roki Sasaki could throw a high-leverage inning, that was everything for the Dodgers.

02:24And we learned that sort of kind of in the wildcard series against the Reds.

02:28But we really learned that in the DS against the Philadelphia Phillies, where this guy recorded a save.

02:33And when Roki Sasaki recorded his first save in the month of October, I thought that was the thing that clicked the Dodgers into high gear.

02:40The Dodgers had a lot of great performers, and I actually didn't write Roki Sasaki's name down.

02:46But I can give you the numbers.

02:48In 10 and two-thirds, recorded three saves, put up a 0-8-4 ERA.

02:54And we have to remember Roki's story a little bit.

02:57Comes over, one of the most hyped prospects to ever come stateside, and struggles.

03:03And there was a very viral moment of him in tears on the outskirts of the dugout.

03:08And he got clowned.

03:10And then he went down to the minor leagues.

03:12And a lot of people, including us, said, it's probably it for him this season.

03:17We'll get back in the offseason, and he'll come out firing.

03:21We didn't doubt him long-term.

03:23We doubted him this year.

03:24How could you not?

03:25Look at the numbers.

03:26And then what does he do?

03:28Comes back as a reliever.

03:30And is a godsend for this Dodgers team, whose Achilles heel was their bullpen.

03:35And he came, and he performed, and he quieted all the doubters, including us.

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