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Yu Darvish’s Tommy John surgery is well and truly in the rear-view mirror, because he’s throwing his split-finger fastball again. The Texas Rangers ace used the pitch sparingly before his 2015 surgery, and then mostly abandoned it after …
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is entering the final year of his contract, and there are some indications that the Rangers won’t be trying to give him an extension. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News sees some indications that the Rangers …
Coming into Wednesday’s game between the Rangers and Reds, Yu Darvish had just one extra base hit to his credit. He now has two and the second one was pretty impressive. Darvish came up to bat in the fifth inning and drove the fourth pitch he …
Jonathan Lucroy was perhaps the best acquisition to emerge from this year’s trade deadline, but he obviously still has some chemistry to build with his new Texas Rangers teammates. Rangers righty Yu Darvish worked with Lucroy for the first time …
In the thick of a bitter race with the Seattle Mariners for supremacy in the AL West, the Texas Rangers are about to get a big boost to their pitching rotation. According to a report by Jon Morosi of FOX Sports on Saturday, the Rangers are planning …
Yu Darvish on Tuesday commented on the gambling case involving his brother Sho in Japan, distancing himself from the matter. “I had nothing to do with what he’s done,” Darvish said via the Dallas Morning News. “That had no …
Yu Darvish is not being investigated by MLB in relation to a gambling scandal involving his brother, according to a report. The Japan Times reported Tuesday that Darvish was being investigated by MLB because of his brother’s arrest. Yu’s …
Just as Yu Darvish was hoping to return from tightness in his elbow that ended his season early last year, he got some news that is even worse. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, Darvish has a tear in the ulnar colleteral ligament in …
Yu Darvish is working on his English, in part so he can convey his feelings as accurately as possible. He already has the curse words down. Darvish on Sunday gave his first press conference in English since joining the Rangers in 2012, and his top …
Yu Darvish is one of the best pitchers in the American League. The Texas Rangers ace picked up his 10th victory of the season against the New York Yankees on Monday night, but there is one guy he still can’t seem to figure out — Brett …
Your browser does not support iframes. Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish seems to have perfected a variation of the eephus pitch, and it is leaving hitters extremely confused. Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche was the latest victim when he …
Yu Darvish lost a perfect game with two outs in the top of the 7th inning of his start against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night when a fly ball to right by David Ortiz fell between Alex Rios and Rougned Odor. The Rangers were employing a shift …
Yu Darvish was moved to make a statement on Tuesday after a joke he cracked about Masahiro Tanaka’s contract was taken the wrong way. Darvish, who finished second in AL Cy Young voting last season, joked with the media that the Yankees paid …
Yu Darvish flirted with a no-hitter yet again, and he was making Minnesota Twins batters look foolish along the way. Darvish took a no-hitter into the seventh on Friday before allowing a walk, 2-run home run to Chris Herrmann, and solo home run to …
Your browser does not support iframes. Texas Rangers stud pitcher Yu Darvish was at it again on Monday, striking out 15 Houston Astros and taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of Texas’ 2-1 win at Minute Maid Park. Darvish, who leads all …
Does anyone have a more wicked pitching arsenal than Yu Darvish? The Texas Rangers stud pitcher matched up with Justin Verlander on Thursday in a game that surprisingly turned into a slugfest. While Verlander was rocked and couldn’t make it …
