Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly agreed Thursday to a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal comes after Yamamoto was posted and made available to MLB teams in November. He was second to only Shohei Ohtani on Zach Crizer's list of this winter's top 25 free agents.
Yamamoto leaves Japan as arguably the most decorated pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history. He made his debut with the Orix Buffaloes at age 18 and proceeded to record a 1.82 ERA in a seven-year career, reaching comically dominant heights the past three years.