The desert sun hasn’t even fully stretched over Camelback Ranch yet, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is already working on his follow-through.
Not on a bullpen mound. On a tee box.
As Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to spring training this Friday, video surfaced of the 2025 World Series MVP taking smooth, deliberate cuts on an Arizona golf course. The right-hander’s swing—compact, explosive, balanced—looks eerily familiar. The torque through his hips mirrors the whip in his delivery. The finish is pure Yamamoto, and it put’s Charles Barkley’s golf swing to shame.
“Our MVP has an amazing golf swing as well!” one Dodgers fan raved on Reddit, summing up what the internet quickly decided—Yamamoto doesn’t really do anything halfway.
Of course, he’s not alone. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is a known golf addict. Catcher Will Smith and shortstop Mookie Betts can often be found chasing birdies from Scottsdale to Southern California when the schedule allows. A Yamamoto-Roberts-Smith-Betts foursome suddenly feels inevitable, a World Series-caliber scramble waiting to happen.
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Last October, Yamamoto owned the biggest stage in baseball. He went 3-0 in the 2025 World Series, allowing just two runs across 17.2 innings. He threw a complete game in Toronto in Game 2. He forced a Game 7 with a Game 6 victory. Then, on no rest, he delivered 2.2 scoreless innings of relief in Game 7 to secure the title—and his MVP trophy.
Now he’s chasing fairways instead of fastballs.