Barely a year and a half into his Major League career, Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto is headed to his first All-Star Game. Yamamoto was named to the National League pitching staff Sunday, along with Clayton Kershaw,

Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Clayton Kershaw, right, chats with fellow pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto before The LA Dodgers play an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome for the MLB Tokyo Series 2025. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Clayton Kershaw was named to his 11th All-Star Game on Sunday by Commissioner Rob Manfred and fellow Dodger Yoshinobu Yamamoto joined him on the team.