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    Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto says tipping pitches 'not really a big concern' for him

    by Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times Mar 05, 2024 4 minutes
    Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during the second inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Surprise, Arizona.

    PHOENIX — It took all of one exhibition start for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to be exposed to some of the "dark arts" practiced in the major leagues, with SportsNet LA broadcasters noting during Yamamoto's Feb. 28 Cactus League debut that the center-field camera caught him changing his grip before throwing his signature split-fingered fastball.

    The 25-year-old Japanese right-hander, who will make his second exhibition start against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday, was hardly fazed, shrugging off the potential pitch-tipping development when it was brought to his attention earlier this week.

    "It's not really a big concern for me at

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