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Yoshinobu Yamamoto battered by Padres in slugfest as Dodgers split series in Korea

SEOUL — Off the field, Thursday was a nightmare for the Dodgers amid the Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani gambling saga. On the field, in the finale of their South Korean series against the San Diego Padres, things didn't go much better for the team, either. Star Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto flopped in his MLB debut, ringing in his record $325 million contract with a five-run outing that ...
Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres hits a two-run single in the third inning during the 2024 Seoul Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.

SEOUL — Off the field, Thursday was a nightmare for the Dodgers amid the Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani gambling saga.

On the field, in the finale of their South Korean series against the San Diego Padres, things didn't go much better for the team, either.

Star Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto flopped in his MLB debut, ringing in his record $325 million contract with a five-run outing that lasted just one inning.

An explosive offensive performance — keyed by a six-RBI outburst from

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