?Let?s Do This?: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Finally Hits Free Agency, Gets Fans Excited About His MLB Future

It is finally happening! The world of MLB went into a frenzy as soon as the announcement of Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto?s imminent arrival in the majors came out. After weeks of speculation and predictions, his NPB club, the Orix Buffaloes, posted Yamamoto to the free agency market this morning. The news sent shock waves through the internet.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a huge fanbase, but they are not the only ones who have been vying for the slugger?s MLB initiation. Official fan clubs have been making beautiful posts dedicated to their favorite ?Yoshi? since this week. Now that he is here, it?s only a matter of time to see which of their dreams come true. On this note, let’s focus on what we know about Yamamoto?s draft so far.

The Yoshinobu Yamamoto Frenzy takes complete form!

According to the Athletic?s Ken Rosenthal, the slugger?s sign-up options opened at 8 a.m. this morning and will close exactly 45 days later, on the fourth of January, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The attention Yamamoto has been receiving makes more than perfect sense, given his spectacular performance in the NPB playoffs.

Yoshinobu went 70-29 in the NPB, with a 1.82 career ERA and 922 strikeouts across 897 innings pitched. MLB insiders predicted Yamamoto would hit a deal close to $225 million; the top clubs in the play?the Yankees, the Mets, and the Red Sox?should be more than willing to pay the price. However, few of them have pre-existing connections with the slugger that might prove to work out in their favor to sign him. What are the fans saying about the hottest free agent in MLB right now?

Fans cannot wait to see the Japanese icon play for their home teams

An intriguing post was made by one of the Red Sox?s official fan clubs, the Boston Bastards, earlier this month. Part of it read, ?Boston has a rich history of Japanese pitching. Many of them won championships playing at Fenway Park. You may become the greatest among them.? Beautiful words of encouragement, aren?t they? However, they are not the only ones to hope as such. The entire internet has been vouching to get the player on their home team.

One fan wrote that they?re ready to see him become a Yankee.

Another already considers him a Braves player.

A Phillies fan welcomed him on behalf of the team.

Another hinted at his dream of seeing the breaking news of Yamamoto choosing the Snakes over other teams.

One speculated that he might end up in the Cardinals clubhouse for good reasons.

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45 days can seem like a long time. But it seems like a very small price to pay for the treasure trove that is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, don?t you think so?

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