Major League Baseball Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 6 times during actual pitching practice. Pitcher Yamamoto threw 43 pitches against a total of 10 batters, including Freeman.
The batter, who took the turn to bat without any hits, looked surprised at pitcher Yamamoto's sharp curveball. Yamamoto is expected to pitch at the beginning of the week in an exhibition game in which he will face Shohei Ohtani. He expressed his enthusiasm for the open tournament, saying, ''I'm really looking forward to it.I want to be in good shape for the upcoming official tournament.''