Los Angeles Dodgers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has thrown 5,863 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Splitter (91mph) and Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Cutter (91mph), Curve (77mph) and Sinker (95mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (86mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it. Their fourseam fastball generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement.