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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves the mound after throwing seven innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 18, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves the mound after throwing seven innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 18, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves the mound after throwing seven innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 18, 2026.

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Baseball: Mets vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after throwing 7 2/3 innings in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 14, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after a game against the San Francisco Giants in spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He made his first pitching appearance of the year, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after leaving the mound in a game against San Francisco Giants in spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He made his first pitching appearance of the year, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani heads to the mound during a game against San Francisco Giants in spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He made his first pitching appearance of the year, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani heads to the mound during a game against San Francisco Giants in spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He made his first pitching appearance of the year, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (2nd from R) leaves the mound after making his first pitching appearance of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He threw 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani leaves the mound after making his first pitching appearance of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He threw 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching start of the year in spring training against San Francisco Giants in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rangers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers high-fives teammates after pitching seven scoreless innings of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on April 18, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rangers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles in the dugout after pitching four innings against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on April 18, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rangers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers high-fives teammates after pitching seven scoreless innings of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on April 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets the press after throwing five innings of one-run ball as his team beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga meets the press after throwing four hitless innings in the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Darvish throws 7-plus innings as Rangers beat A's

ARLINGTON, United States, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish pumps his fist after striking out Coco Crisp in the seventh inning of a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 17, 2016. Darvish picked up his fourth win of the season after allowing two runs in seven-plus innings.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish (R) and manager Ron Washington high-five after the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue 5-1 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish watches a home run hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Colby Rasmus in the seventh inning of their game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda leaves the mound during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings as the Yankees lost 11-5.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings.

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Mets Matsuzaka throws against Tigers in spring training game

PORT ST. LUCIE, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan, a spring training invitee of the New York Mets, throws against the Detroit Tigers in a spring training game in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on March 18, 2014. Matsuzaka allowed four runs on two homers and seven hits in five innings.

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Mets Matsuzaka throws against Tigers in spring training game

PORT ST. LUCIE, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan, a spring training invitee of the New York Mets, throws against the Detroit Tigers in a spring training game in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on March 18, 2014. Matsuzaka allowed four runs on two homers and seven hits in five innings.

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Matsuzaka lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 18, 2011. Matsuzaka held the Blue Jays to one hit with no runs for seven innings in his start, earning his first win of the season in a 9-1 victory.

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Matsuzaka lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 18, 2011. Matsuzaka held the Blue Jays to one hit with no runs for seven innings in his start, earning his first win of the season in a 9-1 victory.

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Met's Takahashi pounded by Padres

SAN DIEGO, United States - New York Mets starter Hisanori Takahashi throws the ball against the San Diego Padres during a game on May 31, 2010, at PETCO Park in San Diego, California. Takahashi allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings in the team's 18-6 loss.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Takahashi solid again in spring training game

JUPITER, United States - New York Mets left-hander Hisanori Takahashi pitches against the Florida Marlins in their preseason game in Jupiter, Florida, on March 18, 2010. Takahashi, who signed a minor league deal with the Mets last month, threw 2-1/3 shutout innings in relief for his first save of the spring.

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Seibu Lions rookie Kikuchi allows 3 runs in two innings

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Highly touted Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a minor league game against the Yomiuri Giants at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The 18-year-old Kikuchi pitched two innings, allowing three runs.

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Seibu Lions rookie Kikuchi allows 3 runs in two innings

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Highly touted Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a minor league game against the Yomiuri Giants at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The 18-year-old Kikuchi pitched two innings, allowing three runs.

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Japan knuckleballer Yoshida pitches in U.S. game

YUMA, United States - Japanese female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida of the Yuma Scorpions starts the opener of the Arizona Winter League against Team Canada in Yuma on Jan. 29, 2010. The 18-year-old gave up five runs in two innings.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) is taken out of the game by manager Joe Torre in the second inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Kuroda gave up six earned runs to the Phillies in only 1-1/3 innings as the Dodgers were defeated 11-0.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Lee struck out 10 and allowed only three hits in eight innings as the Phillies won 11-0.