Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a contract ahead of the 2024 season worth $325 million over 12 years. On Sunday, Yamamoto didn’t just prove to be worth that incredible contract. He proved to be priceless.

Fox broadcaster Tom Brady mentioned Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Sunday while he was calling the Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers with one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including an epic relief appearance in Game 7 on Saturday night.

Late Friday night, after winning Game 6 of the World Series at Rogers Centre, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was quick to say “everyone will be available” for Saturday’s Game 7. He wasn’t kidding. That list might even include Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is now an October legend. As a rookie, the righthander helped the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 2024 World Series with a quality start in Game 2. But in 2025, Yamamoto took his heroics to a whole new level.

The Dodgers won a nail-biter of a Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, which forced a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Shohei Ohtani is expected to start on the mound.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw explains to the media the significance of Yamamoto agreeing to pitch in Game 7 of the World Series on short rest.