The bid to sign star Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has entered a crucial stage with the New York Yankees, Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers as the last ones standing in this contest which is expected to be completed in the next 48 hours, as reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Thursday night saw how negotiations for the 25-year-old Japanese pitcher accelerated, who received the first formal offers that, according to reports, exceeded $300 million dollarsalthough none of these were from the aforementioned teams.
In addition to the Yankees, Mets and Dodgers, there were four other organizations that remained in the dispute as serious candidates, these were: Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays, but the list was reduced when two of these were discarded.
According to Alex Pavlovic of ‘NBC Sports’, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s entourage has told the Giants that they are no longer an option for the player. Likewise, Ben Nicholson-Smith, from Sportnet, has let it be known that the Blue Jays have already given up their attempt to sign the Japanese.
The Giants have been told they’re out of the bidding for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, per source familiar with discussions. They pushed hard but expectation is that he will end up in LA or NY.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) December 22, 2023
In that sense, Nicholson-Smith has commented to Mark Feinsand that The dispute is between the two teams from New York and Los Angelesso it seems like a matter of 48 hours to find out what the outcome of this story will be.
It should be noted that both the Yankees and Mets have met with the right-handed pitcher twice, the last two at the request of the player himself, according to reports.
Likewise, it should be mentioned that the manager of the Bronx Bombers, Aaron Boone, revealed details of his meetings with Yamamoto, letting it be known that the Japanese Hideki Matsui has advocated for the team to try to convince it to arrive at Yankee Stadium starting in 2024.
Besides, Steve Cohen, owner of the Queens team, has opted to become more familiar with the pitcher, whom he first met in Japan and met his parents. and whom he later invited to his home in New York, to have dinner with his wife and leaders of the coaching staff and management.
Yamamoto has a January 4 deadline to sign with an MLB team, but The matter is expected to be resolved even before the end of this year. and that New York City becomes the new home of pitchers, whether in the American or National League.
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2023-12-22 07:53:58
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