Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Three-Time MVP in Japan, Attracts High Interest in MLB Free Agency

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are among the teams reportedly vying for the highly regarded pitcher.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a highly regarded Japanese pitcher, has been posted by the Orix Buffaloes and is now a free agent.
Yamamoto has won his third consecutive Most Valuable Player award in the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League, tying with Ichiro Suzuki and Hisashi Yamada as the only players in NPB history to achieve this.
Yamamoto's impressive record includes a 70-29 win-loss ratio and a 1.82 ERA over 172 games in Japan.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are among the MLB teams reportedly interested in signing Yamamoto.
Yamamoto's agent, Joel Wolfe, has stated that his client has attracted the most interest he has ever seen at the beginning of free agency.