Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has come so far in his sophomore MLB season, and is already a contender for the Cy Young award this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers went full force in shoring up their only roster weakness from 2024, but it might not have been enough. After navigating persistent starting pitcher injuries en route to their World Series championship last season,

Beyond the work put in, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s transformation this season for the Dodgers has, in the view of many around the team, also come down to a few simple things.