Yoshinobu Yamamoto
#18 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Yoshinobu Yamamoto silenced any lingering doubts about his durability and transition to MLB with a spectacular 2025 campaign. Fully recovered from his 2024 rotator cuff strain, the 27-year-old ace became the anchor of the Dodgers' rotation, posting a 2.49 ERA and an elite 0.99 WHIP across 173.2 innings. He racked up 201 strikeouts (29.4% K-rate) while limiting walks to just 8.6%, showcasing the pinpoint command that made him a legend in Japan. Yamamoto was particularly dominant in the postseason, earning World Series MVP honors after a string of brilliant performances, including a win in Game 7. His ability to pitch deep into games and maintain velocity was a revelation, as he seemingly put his shoulder concerns firmly in the rearview mirror.
Entering 2026, Yamamoto is a consensus top-10 starting pitcher and a legitimate Cy Young contender. The only slight "knock" on his fantasy profile remains the Dodgers' tendency to manage workloads; he likely won't push 200 innings like some old-school workhorses given the team's depth and six-man rotation tendencies. However, the innings he does throw are arguably the most valuable in the league due to his elite ratios and massive win equity on a stacked Dodgers team. Projections peg him for another sub-3.00 ERA season with 170+ strikeouts. Fantasy managers should draft him with confidence as a true SP1 who offers both a high floor and a massive ceiling.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | @ Cincinnati Reds | W | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.51 | 0.85 | 91 | W 4-0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.62 | 0.87 | 90 | W 1-14 |
| Sep 2 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.68 | 0.89 | 93 | L 8-6 | |
| Aug 27 | @ Atlanta Braves | L | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.56 | 0.88 | 105 | L 0-1 |
| Aug 21 | vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.61 | 0.88 | 107 | W 4-5 | |
| Aug 14 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.60 | 0.88 | 97 | W 1-3 |
| Aug 8 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.65 | 0.88 | 107 | W 2-1 | |
| Aug 1 | vs. Boston Red Sox | L | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.77 | 0.87 | 96 | L 3-2 |
| Jul 25 | @ New York Mets | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.73 | 0.88 | 18 | W 4-3 | |
| Jul 19 | @ New York Yankees | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.75 | 0.88 | 81 | W 8-1 | |
| Jul 11 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | L | 6.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.85 | 0.91 | 103 | L 9-2 |
| Jul 4 | vs. San Diego Padres | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.49 | 0.88 | 100 | W 0-3 |
| Jun 27 | @ San Diego Padres | W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.67 | 0.89 | 89 | W 15-3 |
| Jun 20 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.65 | 0.87 | 102 | L 3-2 |
| Jun 13 | @ Chicago White Sox | W | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.52 | 0.84 | 109 | W 7-1 |
| Jun 6 | vs. Los Angeles Angels | W | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.68 | 0.92 | 93 | W 2-9 |
| May 31 | vs. Philadelphia Phillies | W | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.86 | 1.00 | 104 | W 1-9 |
| May 24 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | W | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.09 | 0.98 | 92 | W 5-1 |
| May 18 | @ San Diego Padres | L | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3.32 | 0.96 | 107 | L 0-1 |
| May 12 | vs. San Francisco Giants | L | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 93 | L 6-2 |
| May 4 | @ Houston Astros | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.09 | 1.01 | 95 | W 8-3 |
| Apr 27 | vs. Miami Marlins | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.87 | 1.01 | 87 | W 4-5 | |
| Apr 21 | @ San Francisco Giants | L | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.48 | 0.89 | 101 | L 1-3 |
| Apr 14 | vs. New York Mets | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.10 | 0.82 | 104 | W 1-2 | |
| Apr 7 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.50 | 0.89 | 97 | W 4-1 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Cleveland Guardians | L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 0.83 | 87 | L 4-1 |
| Mar 26 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0.83 | 95 | W 2-8 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 12-8 | 172.0 | 109 | 49 | 48 | 19 | 38 | 173 | 2.51 | 0.85 | 2,543 | ||
| Total | 3 games | 1-1 | 17.2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 4.08 | 1.13 | 305 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1.42 | 0.79 | 105 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.33 | 102 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.63 | 96 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.08 | 0.12 | 109 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 14.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 181 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 0.83 | 87 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 95 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.13 | 0.25 | 93 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.80 | 87 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 13.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1.38 | 1.08 | 189 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 8.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1.04 | 0.81 | 122 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.29 | 0.29 | 81 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 104 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.84 | 0.95 | 107 | |
| Total | 3 games | 2-1 | 20.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1.35 | 0.85 | 296 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-2 | 13.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5.40 | 1.05 | 194 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5.14 | 1.00 | 93 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 97 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
