Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow Reveals What He Talks About With Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Even with a language barrier, Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have bonded in their first season pitching for the Dodgers. Glasnow and Yamamoto are the top two starters for the Dodgers, and both arrived in Los Angeles as part of the Dodgers’ big offseason roster overhaul.

Yamamoto had never played or lived in the United States prior to this year. While Yamamoto is continuing to learn English, he and Glasnow have become frequent conversation partners. Monday, Glasnow revealed to “Foul Territory” what he likes to talk about with Yamamoto — and credited Yamamoto for the confidence he has at his age:

Yamamoto is the man. For being a 24-year-old guy, first year in the big leagues, not speaking the language, his confidence — it’s not like an arrogance, he’s comfortable in his skin 24-7. Like, when I was 24 in the big leagues, I was terrified all the time. I was afraid of doing the wrong things, or saying the wrong things. He just has a very confident aura to him but he’s very humble … He’s very consistent. We talk about everything on the bench. His English is insanely good for the amount of time he’s spent here. It gets better every single day. He does English class all the time. Which is another testament to how disciplined he is. He does all this stuff on the field and he goes to English class a bunch. So we talk about everything. We talk about ‘how did you feel during this start?’ Small little sentences and stuff. I’ll ask him how he’s doing off the field. Like, ‘how are you doing?’ We just have normal dugout conversations. Sometimes, like, ‘how do you pitch a guy’ or ‘how do you feel,’ or ‘what did this pitch feel like?’ It’s all pretty standard stuff. We bulls—, like normal. He’s one of my favorite people to sit next to in the dugout.”

— Tyler Glasnow, via Foul Territory.

After practically being handed the Dodgers’ No. 2 starter mantle, Yamamoto has impressed the team, and especially Glasnow. Through 28 innings pitched and six starts, Yamamoto has allowed 11 earned runs, six walks, and three home runs. He’s struck out 37 hitters and has a 3.54 ERA.

For his part, Glasnow has also been great. He’s given up 13 earned runs and 12 walks, but struck out 53 hitters and has posted a 2.72 ERA. With their performances on the mound and their bond off it, the Dodgers’ rotation appears to be in a strong place.

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