Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the second no-hitter of his career Saturday for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman — one of the many MLB executives expected to pursue the Japanese star — had a front-row seat.

The Yakyu Cosmopolitan, which covers Japanese baseball, posted a screenshot on its X account of Cashman in attendance in Chiba, Japan, and clapping as Yamamoto acknowledged the crowd.

Yankees special assistant Omar Minaya was also there with Cashman.

The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman previously reported Yamamoto is expected to get posted this winter.

Yamamoto improved his record to 14-5 in 2023 by striking out eight, walking one and hitting a batter in throwing 102 pitches during a 4-0 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines. He is the type of pitcher that Cashman and the Yankees could certainly use to boost their struggling — and underperforming — rotation that will enters 2024 with plenty of questions aside from ace Gerrit Cole.

“I was nervous right up until the last batter, so now I’m relieved,” Yamamoto said postgame, according to The Mainichi newspaper.

The no-hitter was the 100th in the league’s history, and it was Yamamoto’s second in two seasons. The 25-year-old’s other no-hitter occurred in June 2022 against the Saitama Seibu Lions.

After Yamamoto got the final out Saturday by forcing a groundout to second base, his Orix teammates sprinted out of the dugout and soaked him with water as the celebration began.

“From the time I stepped on the mound in the ninth inning, there was a lot of cheering, so it felt good pitching,” Yamamoto said.

During a start near the end of August, at least 10 MLB teams in attendance to watch Yamamoto, including the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Rangers, Phillies and Tigers, according to Heyman.

Yamamoto also went 1-0 across two appearances with Japan en route to its World Baseball Classic title in February, allowing two runs on four hits across 7 ¹/₃ innings while striking out 12 batters. He threw 3 ¹/₃ innings of relief in Japan’s semifinal victory against Mexico.

Since then, Yamamoto has continued his success with NPB.

Mets starter Kodai Senga called him an “amazing player” during an August interview, adding that Yamamoto has pitched “at the top level since he was very young.”