In his first taste of the major leagues, Yoshinobu Yamamoto crumbled. But on Saturday at Wrigley Field, staring down the barrel of a couple of early bases-loaded jams, the young star Japanese pitcher coolly, calmly and confidently refused to cave. After signing his record-breaking $325 million contract this offseason — the largest in MLB history for a pitcher not named Shohei Ohtani — Yamamoto’s transition to the big leagues wasn't exactly seamless. When coupled with all of the other challenges... Read this story
