Japanese starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is arguably the most-coveted player still available in MLB free agency, is reportedly slated to remain busy as he moves closer toward his decision.
According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, Yamamoto is scheduled to meet with the Boston Red Sox “in the coming days,” and he is likely to meet with two or more teams after that as well, including the Toronto Blue Jays.
Feinsand noted that Yamamoto already met with the New York Yankees, New York Mets and San Francisco Giants, and Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated reported Monday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are targeting Yamamoto.
The 25-year-old Yamamoto has starred in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league since 2017 for the Orix Buffaloes, and he established himself as the most dominant hurler in the league during that time.
In 172 career NBP games, Yamamoto went 70-29 with a 1.82 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 922 strikeouts over 897 innings pitched.
He was also a five-time All-Star, three-time MVP, three-time pitching Triple Crown winner, three-time Golden Glove Award winner and