All they can say is "shocking." A professional player cannot play well in every game, but Yoshinobu Yamamoto had to play well. The result was terrible, however. It seems that there will be some aftermath for the time being.

Yamamoto, a Japanese pitcher who boasted the highest amount of money for a pitcher in the Major League history, made his Major League debut. The venue was Seoul and Gocheok Sky Dome.

Yamamoto took the mound as the starting pitcher for the opening two consecutive games of the "Seoul Series" against the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st.

Yamamoto, who dominated the Japanese stage, signed a 12-year, astronomical contract worth $325 million (W43.2 billion) with the Dodgers ahead of this season. By total, it is the largest amount ever for an FA pitcher. There was no choice but to look forward to how he would perform. With a huge investment, everyone involved in the Dodgers must have been looking forward to Yamamoto's performance.

He was selected as the starting pitcher for the second game at the Arizona Spring camp early on. However, he was disappointed and had high expectations. Amid local reports that Kuse, a so-called "Kuse," a pitcher's habit, was exposed, the team showed sluggish performance in exhibition games.

Before his first appearance on the mound, however, Yamamoto expressed confidence, saying he is ready. And he pitched for the first time in the Major League.

The opponent team was San Diego Star Xander Bogaerts. A fastball of 154 kilometers flew into the center. As if Bogaerts was aiming for it, he hit it as if hitting a batting ball. He had a hit that passed by shortstop Mookie Betts. His first hit in the Major League came from the first pitch.

"You can get a hit. The problem is that Yamamoto is not a pitcher who competes with control of his ball. He usually beats batters with ball speed and ball speed, but the world's best hitter seems to have had a nightmare when he threw his fastest fastball that everyone was most confident in the first pitch. As Yamamoto is a human being, he has no choice but to be embarrassed.

Yamamoto sent No. 2 Fernando Tatis Jr. to the dune because he was nervous. His powerful fastball flew into Tatis Jr.'s left elbow. It was an aftermath when he could not push the fastball into the middle with confidence.

Unable to find his composure, Yamamoto threw a 144km cut fastball to Jake Cronenworth, before allowing a triple to the right. Is this the continuation of controversy over "Cuse" ? Cronenworth reacted perfectly as if he knew the cut fastball.