The Dodgers unveiled yet another Tokyo giant on Wednesday, officially adding highly touted Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $1.025-billion Pacific Rim portfolio that is anchored by two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
Yamamoto’s introductory news conference in Dodger Stadium resembled the one announcing Ohtani’s 10-year, $700-million deal two weeks ago with about 100 media members in attendance — Ohtani had 300 — and fans watching Yamamoto don his blue-and-white No.18 Dodgers jersey on live television in the U.S. and Japan.
The blockbuster deal continued what manager Dave Roberts called a “monumental offseason,” the Dodgers signing Ohtani to a record contract, acquiring Tyler Glasnow from Tampa Bay and signing the veteran right-hander to a five-year, $136.