Yamamoto Yoshinobu is my big brother! Sasaki Roki personally demonstrated his admiration by "bowing down completely."

Jon SooHoo, the Dodgers' official photographer, posted on Instagram after the second game of the World Series a picture showing Sasaki Roki and other teammates kneeling in tribute to Yamamoto Yoshinobu following his complete game win.

In Game 2 of the World Series, Yamamoto Yoshinobu started the game, allowing 4 hits, striking out 8, hitting one batter, and giving up 1 run. He became the first Japanese pitcher ever to win consecutive World Series games and the first Japanese pitcher to throw a complete game in the World Series. The last MLB pitcher to throw a complete game in the World Series was Johnny Cueto in 2015.

Moreover, Yamamoto achieved back-to-back complete game wins in the postseason. The last pitcher to throw consecutive complete games in the playoffs was Curt Schilling in 2001. The last pitcher to have consecutive complete games in the postseason with at least one in the World Series was Tom Glavine in 1992.

Dodgers team photographer Jon SooHoo shared on his Instagram a "bow down" photo, captioning: "The hero of Game 2 of the World Series—@yoshinobu__yamamoto—after his complete game win against the Blue Jays, receiving respect from teammates Travis Smith, Javi Herrera, Will Ireton, and Roki Sasaki."

In the photo, Sasaki Roki and another person are shown performing a deep kneel in respect to Yamamoto Yoshinobu, while staff nearby also bow or imitate the deep kneel gesture. Yamamoto raises his right hand in response, appearing to accept the highest salute for his complete game victory.

Fans found the bowing photo hilarious, commenting: "Everyone really knelt down," "This performance was amazing," "Seeing Roki bow like this is so rare," "So funny," "I can't stop laughing," "This scene is too much," "He's basically a king," "This photo is epic," "Feels like Roki has really loosened up," "I thought it was AI-generated, but it’s actually real!" and more.