Yoshinobu Yamamoto Named 2025 World Series MVP
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The past two seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been the dominant force in the MLB, and pitching has been a large part of that. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been a key contributor so far this postseason,
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first Dodgers pitcher in nearly 40 years to throw back-to-back complete games in the playoffs in a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series.
Curt Schilling threw three consecutive complete games in the 2001 postseason, and after that, 24 years went by without a pitcher throwing such a gem. On Saturday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto broke that drought by throwing back-to-back complete games in the postseason.
Yamamoto became the first pitcher since Curt Schilling in 2001 to throw a complete game in back-to-back postseason starts.