Three people attempted to break into the Hollywood Hills home of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto early Wednesday morning, according to NBC4 Los Angeles.
Nothing was stolen, and the intruders never entered the residence, per authorities, according to NBC4, which also reported the group leaped over the house’s back fence at around 5:30 a.m. and broke a rear glass door.
Yamamoto is currently with the Dodgers in Cincinnati, where the team is finishing up a three-game series Wednesday. But staff members were home at the time of the commotion and turned on the lights, according to NBC4. Per the station’s report, that’s when the would-be intruders fled. Law enforcement sources told NBC4 three people were seen on security camera footage.
No arrests have been reported, according to NBC4.
The attempted break-in took place not even two full days after Yamamoto recorded nine strikeouts in seven innings of a 5-2 road win over the Reds.
The 26-year-old became a first-time MLB All-Star this season, his second in the big leagues. Before joining the Dodgers in 2024, he was a five-time All-Star in Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan’s top pro league, in which Yamamoto earned three straight Pacific League MVP awards.
This season, the right-handed pitcher has posted a 9-7 record and a 2.63 ERA in 21 starts. His 10.289 strikeouts per nine innings are good for ninth most in MLB, per Sports Reference.
Break-ins at the homes of professional athletes have been on the rise in recent years. In 2023, the homes of Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy and first baseman Freddie Freeman were burglarized.
In December last year, the FBI issued a warning to professional sports leagues, calling attention to the role social media can play in attempted burglaries. The bureau encouraged leagues to advise their athletes to refrain from displaying their valuables on public platforms.
Earlier that same month, the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was burglarized while he was on the road playing the Dallas Cowboys.
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