Yoshinobu Yamamoto Tosses Two Innings In Rehab Start
3 months agoLos Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (shoulder) went two innings in his minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City and gave up two earned runs on two hits while walking two and striking out three. Yamamoto threw 36 of his 53 pitches for strikes in his second rehab outing. The 26-year-old talented Japanese hurler gave up a solo home run while striking out two in two innings in his first rehab start last Wednesday for OKC. Since he's been sidelined since the middle of June with a rotator-cuff strain, the Dodgers aren't rushing him back to the big-league starting rotation. Yamamoto should be ready to return to the Blue around the middle of September, barring any setbacks, but he's only going to be able to make a few starts before the regular season is over. He has looked good in his first 14 MLB starts with an ERA under 3.00 and a nice 27.9% strikeout rate.
Source: Milb.com
Source: Milb.com