It wasn’t the way he wanted to start his professional career in North America, but fortunately for Shun Yamaguchi, Spring Training games are pretty quickly forgotten.
The 32-year-old made his Grapefruit League debut on Monday, and unfortunately it didn’t go quite as well as planned. The right-hander reached his pitch count before getting out of the first inning, allowing three earned runs on three hits and a walk. Despite the rough start, Blue Jays’ manager Charlie Montoyo didn’t sound worried after the game, saying, “He’s adjusting. You can tell he’s going to be good.