‘Nothing has changed,’ Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto says of epic World Series performance

GLENDALE, Ariz. — There is no doubt it was a historic performance by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in last year’s World Series. But don’t tell him that he’s now a Dodgers legend.

“No,” he said, smiling and shaking his head when that was suggested to him after Saturday’s workout. “Nothing has changed.”

That is not as accurate as Yamamoto is with his pitches. Winning three games and the World Series MVP, closing out Game 7 after starting Game 6 – that will change things.

“He was the World Series MVP...