Baseball / MLB Jan 2, 2021
Yu Darvish excited to begin new chapter with Padres in San Diego
Darvish went 8-3 and led the NL in wins with a 2.01 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 12 starts for the Cubs last season.
MLB Dec 29, 2020
Padres reportedly acquire Cubs' Yu Darvish in seven-player deal
The San Diego Padres' whirlwind offseason continued Monday night as they reportedly acquired right-hander Yu Darvish from the Chicago Cubs as part of a seven-player deal. The trade, which was first reported by MLB.com, comes one day after San Diego landed left-hander Blake Snell from ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 12, 2020
Former big league outfielder Kosuke Fukudome returned to the Chunichi Dragons, his first pro team, the Central League club announced Saturday. The 43-year-old left-handed hitter joined the Dragons in 1999 out of the corporate leagues. Fukudome, the CL's 2006 MVP, spent five seasons in the big ...
MLB Nov 24, 2020
'Man of mystery': How Yu Darvish evolved into a powerhouse on the mound
by Jason Coskrey
The Cubs ace re-established his bona fides as one of MLB's best pitchers in his ninth big-league season.
MLB Oct 4, 2020
Yu Darvish's season finale best outing of year, says Trey Hillman
by Jim Allen
A day after Yu Darvish pitched his final game of the year for the Chicago Cubs, his first pro manager on Saturday called it the right-hander's best performance in the majors. Darvish allowed two runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out six ...
MLB Sep 27, 2020
Yu Darvish becomes first Japanese pitcher to lead NL in wins
The Cubs pitcher was named National League Pitcher of the Month for July and August after a run of seven straight victories.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 1, 2020
Hanshin's Kyuji Fujikawa 'fired up' about quest to reach 250 saves before impending retirement
With five saves to collect before the NPB season ends in November, the 40-year-old right-hander is aiming to join an elite group of pitchers.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 1, 2020
Drafted with the top pick by the Tigers out of high school in 1999, Fujikawa became renowned for his explosive "fireball" four-seam fastball.
MLB May 15, 2020
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish on Friday joined a growing chorus of Major League Baseball stars expressing resentment about possibly being asked to work in unsafe conditions while the new coronavirus pandemic rages. "I think it's basically the same as treating MLB players like fighting ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 4, 2020
Cubs' Yu Darvish feels virus rhetoric behind rise in anti-Asian discrimination in U.S.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish expressed concern Friday about the rising incidence of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States amid the coronavirus crisis. In a YouTube video, the 33-year-old from Osaka Prefecture spoke of the fear felt by many Asians in the United States, where ...
Baseball / MLB Nov 24, 2019
Yankees hire Rachel Balkovec as full-time minor league hitting coach
The New York Yankees named Rachel Balkovec as a full-time hitting coach in the minor leagues, The New York Times reported on Saturday, adding she is believed to be the first woman to hold such a position in pro baseball. The 32-year-old Balkovec previously worked ...