Yushin Yamamoto, who was faster than Shohei Ohtani, won the MLB Pitcher of the Month for the first time and the fifth in Japanese pitching history

Major League Baseball (MLB) 3rdAnnouncing the MVP of the first month,Los Angeles DodgersYunobu Yamamoto, the "Japan's Strongest Pitcher", won the Pitcher of the Month award for the first time in his career, becoming the fifth Japanese pitcher in history to win this award.

Yushin Yamamoto

Yuki Yamamoto had a strong season with 3 wins and 2 defeats in 6 games, a defense rate of 1.06, 43K, a WHIP (base rate per inning) of 1.00, and a batting percentage of 0.190. The defense rate is the best in the league. Yushin Yamamoto won the Pitcher of the Month award for the first time in his career, becoming the fifth Japanese pitcher in history to win this award, the first four being Hidei Noshige, Hideki Irabe, and Yamato Shuyu Tanaka.

Dodgers head coach Robles praised Yushin Yamamoto in an interview before the game today, and the biggest difference compared to last year is confidence, "He has found the situation he was in Japan, and he has even become stronger than then, compared to other pitchers, he is very happy for him, I will not be surprised that he won the Pitcher of the Month award again this season." ”

In addition, the American League's Player of the Month is Yankee "Judge" Judge, the Pitcher of the Month is Yankee Fried, the best rookie is Red Sox Campbell, and the best backup pitcher is Sailor Fireball Man Muno).

The National League's Player of the Month of the Month was the Met's "Polar Bear" Alonso, and the team's L. Acuña and Padres finisher Suarez won the National League's Rookie of the Year and Defenders of the Year pitcher, respectively.