Why is it the Dodgers? I’m shocked and annoyed”

The rival LA Dodgers, who must compete for the championship, took the top two free agent players. A whopping $1.025 billion was spent to recruit ‘superstar’ Shohei Otani (30) and ‘super ace’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26). The two juniors who together led Japan to victory at the WBC (World Baseball Classic) held in March of last year came together on rival teams. When Yamamoto, Japan's best pitcher, applied for a major league posting, he thought it would be a good idea to try to win a championship with the same team, but it was just a wishful thinking. Yu Darvish (38), a right-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres, said in an interview with Sankei Sports, a Japanese sports magazine, that he was shocked that Yamamoto, following Ohtani, signed with the Dodgers. This is not because Otani and Yamamoto signed huge contracts, but because the powerful Dodgers signed them both. Darvish said he was annoyed by that situation. The Dodgers are the strongest team, having won the National League West division four times in the past five years. In the 2023 season, the Dodgers took first place (100 wins, 62 losses) and San Diego (82 wins, 80 losses) took third place. San Diego lost 4 wins and 9 losses against their opponents. Darvish said a year ago, he talked with general manager AJ Preller about how he hoped Yamamoto or Rocky Sasaki (Chiba Lotte, 23) would one day join San Diego and win the World Series. Yamamoto, who pitched for seven years with the Orix Buffaloes, moved to the major leagues through posting. Last December, he signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers. He was so highly regarded that he earned the maximum amount for a major league pitcher. Darvish, who settled in San Diego after playing for the Dodgers, signed a six-year, $108 million contract extension ahead of the 2023 season. Darvish said, 'I'm sad that the opportunity to play on the same team as Yamamoto is gone.' Mamu instead of Yamamoto https://www.betsarang.com/