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 2nd place Yamamoto slider, 4th place Yamamoto forkball, breaking ball is also incomparable class

1st place Yamamoto Curve, 2nd place Yamamoto Slider, 4th place Yamamoto Forkball.

The fastball is powerful, but the breaking ball is incomparable. Japanese professional baseball legends selected the curve thrown by Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26) as the best breaking ball. The ranking of active pitchers' breaking balls was announced through the official YouTube channel of the 'Japan Professional Baseball Name Ball Association', a group of legends, and Yamamoto's curve ranked first.

Seiichi Uchikawa (42), who faced Yamamoto as an active player, said, 'It's amazing that he can throw a curveball as a winning ball and keep the count.' He said that Yamamoto's control of the ball is stable, so his curveball will work in the major leagues. Because of these strengths, he said that he was able to sign a 12-year, $325 million contract with the LA Dodgers.

Uchikawa appeared in 2,022 games over 21 seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars, Softbank Hawks, and Yakult Swallows, recording 2,186 hits and a batting average of .302. He played for Softbank until 2019, then moved to Yakult and retired after the 2022 season. It seems that he often dealt with Yamamoto, who joined in 2017, during his time at Softbank, which is in the same Pacific League as Orix.

Chunichi Dragons' veteran outfielder Yohei Oshima (39) testified that Yamamoto's curveball forms a circle and falls at a right angle. He explains that it is difficult to attack because the trajectory is unique.

Oshima, who joined Chunichi in 2010, is an active player who played 1,811 games and hit 2,021 hits until last year. He said that he hoped Yamamoto would perform well in the major leagues and show that the level of Japanese hitters is not low.

Following the curve, Yamamoto's slider ranked second as the best breaking ball. Do Kanemoto, former manager of the Hanshin Tigers

Moaki (56) said, ‘It has a good release point, so even if a left-handed hitter targets it, it is difficult to hit.’

Kanemoto, who played as a leading hitter for the Hiroshima Carp and Hanshin, recorded 2,539 hits, 476 home runs, and 1,521 RBI in 2,578 games.

The forkball of Chiba Lotte Marines' fastball pitcher Loki Sasaki (23) ranked third, and Yamamoto's forkball also ranked fourth.

Previously, this YouTube channel announced the direct purchase rankings. Sasaki was first place. Sasaki tied the Japanese record of 165 kilometers per hour last year. He was on par with Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers) for the highest velocity. Orix's Shunpeita Yamashita (22) and Yamamoto followed in second and third places.

Yamamoto dominated Japanese professional baseball with a fastball that maintained a speed in the mid to upper 150 km/h range, a powerful curve, slider, and forkball. He won four awards for multiple wins, earned run average, strikeouts, and winning percentage for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023, and received the Sawamura Award, league MVP, and Golden Glove for three consecutive years. He has good pitch control and is considered the most perfect pitcher.

The Myeonggu Club is a gathering of legends who have accumulated more than 2,000 hits, 200 wins, and 250 saves in the U.S.-Japan professional baseball league. Orix closing pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano (40) fulfilled the membership requirements by recording his 29th save of the season in a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters in October last year. He debuted with Orix in 2006 and recorded 242 saves in Japan and 8 saves in the major league.

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