yoshinobu yamamoto
Definition
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸) is a prominent Japanese professional baseball pitcher, widely regarded as one of the best in the world.
Former ace of the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), where he secured three straight Pacific League MVP awards and multiple titles, he signed a record-breaking 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball (MLB) in late 2023.
Examples
山本由伸の速球は打者のバットを溶かすほど熱い。
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's fastball is so hot it melts the batter's bat.
ドジャースのマウンドで山本由伸が投げると、敵チームは山本（全滅）状態だ。
When Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches for the Dodgers, the opposing team ends up in full Yamamoto (total annihilation) mode.
山本由伸のコントロールはピンポイントで、まるでGPS搭載のボール。
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's control is pinpoint accurate, like a GPS-equipped ball.
NPBからMLBへ旅立った山本由伸は、野球界の山登り名人だ。
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who climbed from NPB to MLB, is the mountaineering master of baseball.