Yoshinobu Yamamoto has often shared his admiration of Clayton Kershaw, but it’s clear he doesn’t see him as just a mentor. He sees him as a benchmark by which should measure himself.

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto made some MLB history with back-to-back postseason complete games, his latest in Game 2 of the World Series.

Yamamoto has thrown two straight complete games in the postseason, after a regular season in which the entire league produced only 29. His second CG — a four-hit, 105-pitch masterpiece in the Dodgers’ 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night, tying the World Series at one game each — was arguably more breathtaking than the first.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first Dodgers pitcher in nearly 40 years to throw back-to-back complete games in the playoffs in a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series.

Once again, when he was done, the opponent was quiet. Yamamoto had thrown his second complete game of the postseason in a row. This time in a 5-1 Dodgers win that evened the 2025 World Series against the Blue Jays at 1-1. More dominance. Same ethos.

Game 2 of the World Series will be on Fox and FS1. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and Hall of Famer John Smoltz are on the call for Fox along with reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci, offering musings from Los Angeles and Toronto's dugouts.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as All the MLB History Yoshinobu Yamamoto Made With Complete Game in Dodgers’ Game 2 Win. Entering the Dodgers’ postseason run this fall, right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn’t have a single complete game on his résumé. He now has two. And they’ve come in his last two outings, nonetheless.

The Dodger starter threw the first World Series complete game in a decade to even the series with the Jays at one game apiece.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on double duty on Saturday, cleaning up both Toronto Blue Jays hitters and his team's dugout afterwards. The Los Angeles Dodgers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto started Game 2 of the World Series for the Dodgers, and didn't disappoint. The second-year starter threw his second consecutive complete game