Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Pitching Evolution | MLB News

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is heating up this season, especially in August, with a 1.83 ERA in nearly 20 innings, striking out 18 and walking just 6—dropping his season mark to 2.60 and placing him in the top ten qualified pitchers. Set to face the Pirates this Friday, he recently shut down a top team with one run allowed and nine strikeouts, adjusting his approach mid-game to dominate. The Pirates are no slouch—they’ve hit hard all year—and Yamamoto’s only faced them once before, losing to Cy Young winner Paul Skenes. But Yamamoto’s evolving: he’s dialed back his fastball usage (now under 27% of pitches) and leaned into his sinker, cutter, and especially his split-finger, which has hitters batting just .172 against it. He’s clearly reinventing himself on the mound.

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