Sighs of relief were heaved everywhere.
On the bench, by the coaches and players on his team. In the executive offices, by the decision makers who signed him. Most critically, on the mound, by the pitcher himself.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto can pitch in the major leagues.
Eight days after a cataclysmic debut in South Korea that raised concerns about whether the Dodgers set $375 million ablaze when they signed Yamamoto, the Japanese right-hander pitched five scoreless innings in a 10-inning, 6-5 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals.
