Jordan Yamamoto: Marlin on the Rise

Jordan Yamamoto is a 6’, 185 lb. right-handed pitcher from Pearl City, Hawaii. Now just 21-years-old, he was born on May 11th, 1996. He was part of the haul of players that the Marlins collected (also including Lewis Brinson, Isan Diaz, and Monte Harrison) from the Milwaukee Brewers for Christian Yelich. Brinson, Harrison, and Diaz are all ranked in Miami’s top 10 prospects, one, two, and nine respectively, but Yamamoto may prove to be the real steal.

As a native of Hawaii, Yamamoto had more to overcome than most players in the draft. With the nearest major league team just under 2,400 miles away, it was clear that for him to gain any measure of success that he would have to (literally) go a…