Overview
- The March 26 home opener against the Diamondbacks is set for 5:30 p.m. at Dodger Stadium and will air on NBC with streaming on Peacock.
- It will be Yamamoto’s first Opening Day start at Dodger Stadium after debuting in Tokyo last season.
- He becomes the Dodgers’ first repeat Opening Day starter since Clayton Kershaw’s 2011–18 run.
- Yamamoto went 12–8 with a 2.49 ERA in 30 starts in 2025, finishing third in NL Cy Young voting.
- His postseason featured consecutive complete games and the final outs of Game 7, which secured World Series MVP honors.