Yu Darvish is out for the season, recovering from Tommy John surgery. You would think without their ace the Texas Rangers' season would be doomed. It's not. Darvish is the be-all and end-all for ...

Yu Darvish has played for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and the San Diego Padres. Surely, a connection can be made between his experience and all of these teams being one ...

But, Texas has a history of landing Japanese free agents, most notably pitcher Yu Darvish. Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers for On SI and also ...

500 the last time Yu Darvish climbed a big-league mound ... notice Darvish’s car in the garage on Friday, found his old Rangers teammate in the trainer’s room and pulled him in for a hug.

The San Diego Padres reinstated right-hander Yu Darvish from the restricted list ... he is 107-88 with a 3.58 ERA in 277 ...

Before Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres were among the frontrunners for his signature.

Yu Darvish, one of two front-line starters eligible ... starting with the 2012 Texas Rangers. He has topped 200 strikeouts in four different seasons, missing only when sidelined by a triceps ...

The Rangers, along with a couple of other teams ... or the Padres, current home of Yu Darvish, a close friend/mentor. That was the chalk from the beginning. The lone surprise is Sasaki did ...

while the Padres boast the opportunity for Sasaki to play with one of his heroes in former Rangers ace Yu Darvish. Sasaki is highly sought after for a reason. With a devastating arsenal of pitches ...

That meant any recruiting pitch from Yu Darvish could not be done face-to ... San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and San Francisco Giants were among ...

The Texas Rangers took out a full-page ad in the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s national daily paper to thank Yu Darvish.