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Story summary
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, faces a season with the World Baseball Classic and a full MLB schedule.
- His trainer Osamu Yada prepared him with an endurance-focused offseason regimen, moving away from traditional weightlifting.
- Yamamoto, the World Series MVP, is viewed as a Cy Young Award candidate.
- He is set to start Japan's WBC opener against Taiwan on March 6, with the expectation he will peak later in the season.
