"If you're not on social media, good for you. If you are, you know that any good start by Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is immediately followed by a flood of venom aimed at former major league outfielder Josh Reddick. No sooner had Yamamoto thrown his World Series complete game last week than Reddick got 3 million views for one of his tweets from two years ago. Many of those viewers were happy to tell him he was a moron."
"In 2023, the Dodgers signed Yamamoto, the winner of Japan's version of the Cy Young award for three years running, for $325 million. Reddick's tweet: "How do you give a guy $325 million without ever throwing a pitch in MLB" On Friday, the Dodgers will turn to Yamamoto to keep their season alive and force a Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays. He could - and this sounds insane in modern baseball - throw his third consecutive complete game."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has repeatedly delivered dominant starts for the Dodgers, including a World Series complete game and consecutive complete games in postseason play. The Dodgers signed Yamamoto to a $325 million contract after his success in Japan. A 2023 Josh Reddick tweet questioned paying that sum to a pitcher with no MLB experience; the tweet resurfaced and drew millions of views and harsh criticism after Yamamoto's recent starts. Reddick said on a podcast that he does not regret offering his opinion and embraced the role of antagonistic figure, likening himself to a wrestling heel and promising to play that role for Dodgers fans.
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