[Orix] Former team of Yoshinobu Yamamoto is also impressed by his achievement. Former MLB player Yoshihisa Hirano said, “It’s amazing. No one would complain even if he took a break.” | Pacific League

[Orix] Former team of Yoshinobu Yamamoto is also impressed by his achievement. Former Major Leaguer Yoshihisa Hirano said, “It’s amazing. No one would complain if he took a break.”

Sports Hochi

2025.11.3(月) 05:00

Orix ・ Yoshihisa Hirano pitcher was impressed by the feat accomplished by his former colleague, Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitcher of the Dodgers. He checked out the moment he won back-to-back World Series titles at the team’s facility in Maishima, Osaka. I was watching it completely as a fan,” said Yoshinobu. As Yoshinobu said, he was really enjoying baseball…. It’s just amazing,” he applauded.

Hirano himself played for the Diamondbacks and Mariners for three years from 2018. “The further into the postseason in the US, the more determined the players are to compete. It’s amazing that he can pitch consecutively and outperform his opponents,” he emphasized. Since 2021, while with Orix, he has achieved five consecutive championships and was also named World Series MVP. “He has really been pitching and contributing all this time. I don’t think anyone would complain even if he took a slightly longer break,” he said, continuing to praise him.

Orix manager Mamoru Kishida (a senior who wore number 18 jersey that Yamamoto wore during his time with Orix): “It’s amazing. He’s been winning all this time. It’s like he’s gone back to being a young baseball player. The fun, the excitement, the tension. He pitched with incredible concentration. He’s not that big, but he’s able to bring out that much potential. I think he’s giving dreams and hope to many young baseball players. Even when you see him devoting himself to baseball, it’s great that he approaches baseball from a truly pure perspective.”

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