Commentary: Yoshinobu Yamamoto's remarkable World Series Game 7 became his playoff exclamation point

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Series MVP honors, delivering a historic 17⅔-inning performance across three games while allowing just two runs.

His trainer convinced him to pitch Game 7 despite throwing 96 pitches the previous night, leading to 2⅔ scoreless innings in relief.

The Dodgers clinched their championship on a game-ending double play induced by Yamamoto, his first consecutive-day pitching performance as a professional.

TORONTO — Shortly after the Dodgers won Game 6 of the World Series , Yoshinobu Yamamoto approached his longtime personal trainer.

Lowering his head, Yamamoto said to Osamu Yada, “Thank you for everything this year.”

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