The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw his fastest pitch since arriving in the majors, touching 98 mph and tossing seven scoreless innings in Friday's win over the Yankees.
Glove tossing, viral tweets and a whole lot of losing: A look at Mets' month of misery as London Series loomsESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.fired from Yankee Stadium on Friday night traveled 98 mph.
An ugly debut from South Korea led to a seven-start stretch in which he posted a 1.76 ERA. Along the way, Yamamoto introduced a two-seamer and a cutter as weapons against right-handed hitters. He got hit around near the end of May, giving up 10 runs on 18 hits in 17 innings.
Most encouraging, though, was that he did it largely on the strength of his four-seam fastball -- the pitch that helped him garner a record-setting 12-year, $325 million contract in December, but one that had been hit particularly hard early on this season. Yamamoto threw a season-high 56 four-seam fastballs Friday and watched the Yankees produce one hit against them. Six were thrown at 98 mph, further bolstering his dynamic curveball and splitter.
Yamamoto, speaking through an interpreter, said the uptick was a byproduct of his mechanics"working very well today," though he didn't specify any changes. Roberts alluded to the adrenaline of pitching at Yankee Stadium, which drew a season-high 48,048 fans, as an additional reason. But Roberts also believes Yamamoto can pitch at those velocities if his mechanics are sound and his delivery is repeatable.
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