Yoshinobu Yamamoto 'volunteered' To Pitch In Marathon Dodgers World Series Game

As a marathon Game 3 of nan World Series betwixt nan Dodgers and Blue Jays stretched into nan sixth hour, nan pitching options for some clubs were dwindling. So overmuch truthful that Dodgers head Dave Roberts told Fox's and Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci that if nan crippled went beyond 17 innings, he would person opted to let a position subordinate pitch.

If Roberts was serious, Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto wasn't astir to fto it happen. Yamamoto, conscionable 2 days removed from throwing 105 pitches successful a complete crippled gem successful nan Game 2 victory, "volunteered" to pitch successful nan marathon crippled connected Monday night, according to Verducci.

And truthful location was Yamamoto, to nan daze of shot fans, warming up successful nan bullpen successful nan apical half of nan 18th inning, specified minutes earlier first baseman Freddie Freeman belted a walk-off location tally to assistance Los Angeles to victory.

Dave Roberts lauds Yamamoto for his willingness to transportation

Even though, he yet didn't request to move to Yamamoto, Roberts praised nan hurler for his willingness to participate nan crippled aft conscionable expending truthful overmuch power connected nan mound 2 days ago.

"...And Yamamoto pinch a time disconnected perchance taking nan baseball—he was successful nan adjacent inning," Roberts said aft nan Dodgers' 6-5 win. "And truthful it conscionable speaks to, guys will do thing to triumph a championship. And they're laying it retired there."

But that begs nan question.

"He would person gone arsenic agelong arsenic we needed," Roberts said. "He would person been nan past guy."

The legend of Yamamoto continues to grow.

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