Yoshinobu Yamamoto addresses his latest start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, what has been working for him, his confidence, growth and more

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

are our commentary on the interpretation of Yoshinobu’s responses. We also have translated the interpreters translations so you can maybe gauge where some information was lost. Finally, we finish with a grade of the interpreter.

Kirsten: Yoshinobu, just back to back starts where you have had six shutout innings. What's been working so well for you as of late?

Hiro: 今回前回6回今日は6回完全にシャットアウトという形で0点に抑えて何がうまくいっているように思われますか？

[Translation]: This time, last time, 6 innings, 6 innings, perfect shutout way, hold to zero runs, do you think things are going well?

Yoshinobu: ま、あの、しっかり落ち着いて、自分のピッチングを出来るようになっているので、ま、それがいいピッチングにつながっているかなと思います。

[Translation]: Yes, I am staying relaxed, doing my own pitching and I think that is connecting to good pitching.

Hiro: I think I'm being able to I think I'm being able to keep myself very calm and then that's one of the biggest reasons I'm being able to execute my own pitch.

Jack Reporter: Are you able to stay more calm because you're just getting comfortable over here at this point?

Hiro: そう言う風に落ち着いて自分の投球が出来るのて言うのはこれやっぱり環境に慣れ始めたのからでしょうか？

[Translation]: You said relaxed, and doing your own pitching that it obviously you have become used to the environment?

Yoshinobu: そうですね。あの、試合の流れ、ま、たとえばピッチコムピッチクロクだったりま、そう言ったところ、ま、細かいところは違いがあるんですけど。ま、そういったところも十分と慣れてきましたし。ま、それが自分のピッチングにつながっているかなと思います。

[Translation]: Yes, the flow of the game, for example, pitchcom, pitch clock, things like that, small things, that are different. I have gotten used to those things and I think it has connected to good pitching.

Hiro: Yeah, so there are some like a difference here here in Japan and then such as like a pitchcom, pitchclocks, and then I think I'm being able to get myself used to it and then I'm feeling more comfortable.

Fabian Reporter: changed the most since like where how do you feel like you've changed

changed the most in since spring training like where do you feel like you've shown the most growth since then?

Hiro: ま、スプリングトレイニングの時にから比べて何が自分の中で成長したと思われますか？

[Translation]: Spring training time comparing to what have you grown from you think?

Yoshinobu: ま、そうですね、本当に特に大きく変わったことがないんですけど、ま、しっかり本当に先に言ったようにいろんな部分に慣れて来てるのかな、はい、と思います。

[Translation]: Yes, definitely nothing big has changed, definitely like I said before, I have gotten used to different things and yes. That’s what I think.

Hiro: It’s not really like particular things, like I’m changing, I think its just like a I'm getting used to the all the environment since I came here, I think that's one of the biggest reasons.