""First, one thing I learned from him, of course, is technical things when you face a hitter - how to think and how to attack them," Yamamoto said through his interpreter. "And another thing is how to bring the energy into the one game.""
"Yamamoto, who's getting ready for a Wild Card Game 2 start on Wednesday, revealed what he learned from his Hall of Fame teammate. Yamamoto joined the Dodgers last offseason on the richest deal for a pitcher in MLB history at 12 years and $325 million. While he had a solid rookie season - going 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA across 90 innings - he leveled up in Year 2."
"As for Kershaw, he's not on the Wild Card roster, but manager Dave Roberts confirmed he'll be on the team's roster for the NLDS assuming they advance past the Cincinnati Reds. Kershaw was as dominant as ever in 2025, going 11-2 with a 3.36 ERA across 112.2 innings."
The Los Angeles rotation includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani, all on large multi-year contracts. Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million deal and improved from a 7-2, 3.00 ERA rookie season to 12-8 with a 2.49 ERA and 201 strikeouts across 173.2 innings in Year 2. Yamamoto applied technical approaches for attacking hitters and adopted methods to bring energy to each start. Clayton Kershaw announced retirement at season's end and is expected on the NLDS roster if the team advances, after an 11-2, 3.36 ERA 2025 campaign.
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