Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 3, 2019

Buffaloes' Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans 10 in dominant performance against Lions

Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruised through eight innings before giving up a late run, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-1win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday afternoon. With extremely sharp command of his fastball and cutter, the 20-year-old kept hitters from putting the barrel of their ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 9, 2019

Koji Oshiro's two-run blast powers Buffaloes past Fighters

Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed seven solid innings as the Orix Buffaloes recorded a 2-1 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday. Yamamoto (2-1) fanned six and did not allow a run until yielding back-to-back doubles in the seventh at Sapporo Dome. "I gave up a ...