Yamamoto is ready to emerge as a star for the Dodgers, starting with their opener in Japan

Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it's like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League Baseball season. "This is my second year, I'm not a rookie anymore," Yamamoto said through an interpreter. Yamamoto has emerged as a potential ace for the Dodgers this season and he'll take the mound for the team's opening day start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at the Tokyo Dome.