Jordan Yamamoto

Jordan Yamamoto (born May 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Milwaukee Brewers

Yamamoto attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 12th round of the 2014 MLB draft, and he signed with Milwaukee rather than attend the University of Arizona.

After signing, Milwaukee assigned Yamamoto to the AZL Brewers where he went 0-1 with a 4.57 ERA in 21.2 innings. In 2015, he pitched for the Helena Brewers where he pitched to a 1-6 record and 7.84 ERA in 14 games (11 starts). Yamamoto played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2016, posting a 7-8 record and 3.82 ERA, and the Carolina Mudcats in 2017 where he pitched to a 9-4 record and 2.51 ERA in 22 games (18 starts).

Miami Marlins

On January 25, 2018, the Brewers traded Yamamoto, Isan Díaz, Lewis Brinson, and Monte Harrison to the Miami Marlins for Christian Yelich. He was a non-roster invitee to 2018 spring training, and spent the 2018 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the Class AA Southern League. In seven starts for Jupiter, he was 4-1 with a 1.55 ERA, and in three starts for Jacksonville he went 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA. After the season, he pitched for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.

The Marlins added Yamamoto to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He returned to Jacksonville to begin the 2019 season.

On June 12, 2019, Yamamoto was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He pitched seven shutout innings with five strikeouts and earned the win as the Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9–0. In his next appearance, which was against the Cardinals again, he pitched another seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts in the 6–0 victory. Yamamoto set a franchise record with 14 scoreless innings to start his career.

In October 2019, Yamamoto got engaged to Madison Ahearn.

As a minor league baseball player, Yamamoto took up haircutting as a hobby. He would offer teammates free haircuts to practice his skills and help them save money.