Yoshinobu Yamamoto discusses his command, the caught come backer & more August 25, 2024

The blue responses are our direct translation of Yoshi’s answers and the

are our commentary on the interpretation of Yoshi’s responses. Finally, we finish with a grade of the interpreter.

Kirsten: Yoshinobu just six shutout innings. Earlier, Dave was talking about your command and finding consistency with it. How have you just felt that consistency ad with a performance like today get those results?

Yoshihiro: 今日6回の選抜でしたが ロバーツ監督が今日のコマンドや制球、ものすごく良かったと思います。その辺のご自分でどう思いますか？

Yoshinobu: そうですね。ま、コントロルの部分は凄く気をつけてまた変化球もストライクゾーンに投げれてたので、ま ストレートもその分良いコースを狙ってピッチングできました。

[Translation]: Yes, control wise I have taken care of also the changeup was good in the zone. My fastball was also located really well in my pitching today.

Yoshihiro: I was focusing on that. I was being careful with my command especially and also my off-speed ball were alsoI was being able to throw them into that strike zone. So as a result my fastball was being used as effective.

Kirsten: With that come backer for you to defend yourself first just so well but also to settle in for those next two strikeouts. What is just your reaction in that moment making that play and just continuing to get positive results?

Yoshihiro: 強烈なピッチャー返しがあったんですがそのあと２三振をとったですけれども。ピッチャー返しの瞬間の反応を考えたこと。

[Translation]: Strong comebacker there was and then there was 2 strikeouts. What did you think after the comebacker?

Yoshinobu: もう気づいたらボールが目の前にあったので、ああ反応できました。

[Translation]: As soon as I realized the ball was right in front of me, that was the reaction.

Yoshihiro: I just reacted the moment the ball was here. Yeah, I was just catching it.

Reporter #1: What was sort of feeling afterwards, did you guys try to like gather yourselves afterwards and what was the conversation like with Dave afterwards?

Yoshihiro: その後にマンドル上でチームメイトとかコーチどういった談笑されてましたでしょうか？

[Translation]: After that what did you talk about on the mound with your teammates and coaches?

Yoshinobu: ま、言えない内容でした。

[Translation]: Um, something I cannot say.

Yoshihiro: That's something we can't share.

Reporter #2: Was this your, you feel this was your best start as a Dodoger?

Yoshihiro: ま、ドジャースにきてから今日の選抜や登板というのは一番ベスト、一番の投球ができたんでしょうか？

[Translation]: Um, since you have come to the Dodgers, this start this mound has been your best, your best pitching you accomplished?

Yoshinobu: そうですね、ま、ここまでの中では一番は自分らしいのピッチングかなと思います。

[Translation]: Yes, Um, until now this was the most Yamamoto Yoshinobu like pitching I believe.

Yoshihiro: So far, up to this point, yes that was the best.

Reporter #3: Your ERA in the five starts since Korea is 2.0. Can we forget Korea? Is this the guy that you are?

Yoshihiro: ま、自責点やいろんな数字を見る中で、韓国戦振り替えて行った時にはあれは自分の投球じゃなくて、今の自分はこれは山本由伸だと言う感じでしょうか？

[Translation]: Um, earned runs and looking at the numbers, since the Korea game looking back, that was your pitching not, this is now the most Yamamoto Yoshinobu you think?

Yoshinobu: どうでしょうか？わかんないです。

[Translation]: I’m not sure. I don't know.

Yoshihiro: I'm not sure about that.

Reporter #4: Are you at a point now with your fastball that you're getting the swings and misses in the strike zone that you want to get with it?

Yoshihiro: ま、ストレイトに関しては今のクオリティーでその空振りが取れるクオリティーまで仕上げてきたのでしょうか考え感じ感じですねあのストレイトの出来はその空振りを取るために十分なクオリティーで投げれるや投げれていると思いますか？

[Translation]: Um, about the fastball, your quality now is able to get swings and misses you have developed you think you feel you feel the result of the fastball is getting swings and misses developed enough quality to throw I mean to throw you think?

Yoshinobu: そうです、まあ空振りま、取れるいいストレートもありましたし。そこの中でも良くないのでま、とにかくまいいコースに投げれてたのでファウルもたくさん取れましたし。基本的にいいボールが今日は多かったかなと思います。

[Translation]: Yes, um swings and misses I could get with my fastball I thought. Some were also not good, but they were located well and were fouled off quite a bit. Basically, good fastballs were more frequent today.

Yoshihiro: Overall today, regarding today, because my fastball was good enough to get some swings. And also there's some on the other side that were not the best quality wise.

Reporter: Why was the fastball better today? Was it mechanics or did he just have a better feel on the mound?

Yoshihiro: 今日はストレイトが良かった原因要因は何処だったでしょうか？メカニク的なところとか？

[Translation]: What was the reason your fastball was so good today? Was it mechanical?

Yoshinobu: え、ま、いい力感でいいフォームで投げていけてだから良かったのかなと思います。

[Translation]: Um, yes, I threw with good strength so I thought it was good.

Yoshihiro: Mechanically…

Reporter: What sort of changed mechanically?

Yoshihiro: そのメカニックフォーム的になんか変えたんでしょうか？

[Translation]: What did you change mechanically or form wise?

Yoshinobu: ええ、特に変えたところはないんですけど本当にいい力感でいいバランスで自分が心がけているところをうまくできてる投球が多かったかなと思います。

[Translation]: Um, I didn’t really change anything. I just threw with good strength and vigor and balance. I put my heart into that and succeeded in pitching that way quite a bit today.

Yoshihiro: I didn't change much, nothing. But that mechanical, because I was focusing on to execute in terms of mechanical aspect in my work.