Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series MVP-winning performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers will be talked about in MLB circles for decades to come. Yamamoto displayed superhuman durability by closing out Game 7 for LA with 34 pitches after pitching 96 pitches in a Game 6 start the day prior.

The incredible right-hander from Bizen, Okayama, Japan also pitched a complete game in Game 2 for the Dodgers, allowing just one run and four hits in a crucial victory to avoid a 2-0 deficit headed back to Los Angeles.

Yamamoto finished the World Series with a 3-0 record, a 1.02 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched.

Notably, all three of Yama’s victories came on the road, which is somewhat of an historical anomaly.

Per @CodifyBaseball , only five pitchers in MLB history have won a total of

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