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 ...
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 Nov 3, 2020
Yu Darvish and Kenta Maeda among finalists for 2020 Cy Young Award
A win for either would mark the first time a Japanese pitcher has claimed the prestigious award.
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.
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 May 2, 2020
Japan's MLB stars in limbo with everyone else as pandemic plays out
Japan's major leaguers are playing the waiting game while MLB looks for a way to start its season
Soccer Apr 29, 2020
Keisuke Honda launches digital media venture featuring high-profile athletes
Former Japan international Keisuke Honda is set to launch a new digital media venture involving several of the country's high-profile athletes. Voice recordings from the athletes will be distributed by smartphone as part of a monthly subscription service called NowVoice, which launches Wednesday. The venture is ...
National Apr 5, 2020
Social media helps bigwigs and entertainers weigh in on Abe's response to pandemic
by Magdalena Osumi
The spike in infections is prompting celebrities and social media influencers to use the internet to push for decisive action to minimize social contact.
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 ...