Yu Darvish's season finale best outing of year, says Trey Hillman
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 ...
Marlins get past Yu Darvish, Cubs in Game 2 to complete sweep
The Marlins won their first playoff series in 17 years by beating the Cubs 2-0 on Friday to complete a two-game wild card series sweep.
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.
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.
Drafted with the top pick by the Tigers out of high school in 1999, Fujikawa became renowned for his explosive "fireball" four-seam fastball.
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 ...
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 ...
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish missed his scheduled preseason start on Thursday and was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. But the 33-year-old right-hander said he has no fever and no flu after being tested by doctors following worries that began when Darvish developed a cough on ...
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 ...
The Chicago Cubs said Sunday they have released pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who received a non-roster invitation to the club's spring training after signing a minor league contract over the winter. Tazawa can now enter into talks with any of the 30 MLB teams, including renegotiating ...
Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up
Chihiro Kaneko, as a 35-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, probably possesses a fair amount of wisdom he can impart on the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitchers younger than him. Even those who have already moved on. Former Fighters ace and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish ...
Cubs reliever Junichi Tazawa named non-roster invitee to spring training
Right-hander Junichi Tazawa, who has finalized a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs, is among the 27 non-roster players invited to major league spring training with the club, it was reported on MLB.com Wednesday. Tazawa, along with 13 other pitchers and 13 position players, ...
