Texas Rangers

MLB/ Washington picks Darvish as first playoff...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, right, hugs manager Ron Washington, left, after the Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in a baseball game in Toronto on April 30. (AP photo)
OAKLAND, California--Yu Darvish will start the Texas Rangers' first playoff game--whenever and wherever that may be.
MLB/ Darvish: 10 Ks, 10 wins; Texas beats Detroit...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish throws a pitch on June 26 against the Detroit Tigers in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo)
ARLINGTON, Texas--Yu Darvish is feeling right at home in Texas, where he's already done something only one other major league pitcher has accomplished in the past half-century.
MLB/ Darvish back in form as Rangers dump Astros
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws the pick-off attempt to first base during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on June 15 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo)
Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish and the Rangers offense broke out of slumps to thump the Houston Astros 6-2 in the opening game of their Texas derby in Arlington on June 15.
MLB/ Athletics pound Darvish in rout of Rangers
Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp heads toward home plate after his solo home run off Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, right, during the third inning of a baseball game, on June 7, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo)
Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish allowed a Major League Baseball career-high six runs in a losing cause on June 7 as the American League-leading Texas Rangers were...
MLB/ Darvish wins 3rd straight, Rangers beat Blue...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, right, hugs manager Ron Washington, left, after the Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in a baseball game in Toronto on April 30. (AP photo)
TORONTO--Yu Darvish acknowledged it felt awkward to face the Blue Jays. That didn't stop him from shutting down their lineup.
VOX POPULI: Fans place Texas-sized pressure on...
I hear Texans, who are proud of their state and love anything big, are indispensable to American jokes. Apparently, all the more since Texas is second among the 50 states that...
MLB/ Darvish shuts down Yankees to remain unbeaten
Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, of Japan, celebrates after striking out New York Yankees' Derek Jeter to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game on April 24, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 2-0. (AP Photo)
Yu Darvish continued to repay his big-money signing when he outdueled Hiroki Kuroda in an impressive showdown between Japanese pitchers as the Rangers beat the New York Yankees ...
MLB/ Darvish struggles but Rangers still beat Twins
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, covering the plate, tags out Minnesota Twins' Ryan Doumit, left, as he attempted to score on a runner's fielders choice in the fourth inning of a baseball game on April 14 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota--Japanese rookie Yu Darvish twice faced bases-loaded jams in a stuttering performance but the Texas Rangers still won their third consecutive game,...
UPDATE/ Darvish gets off to rough start but still...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish allows an infield hit to Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki in the first inning on April 9. (Yusaku Kanagawa)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ichiro Suzuki was impressed by Yu Darvish, even after the Japanese ace struggled early in his debut for the Texas Rangers.
MLB/ Darvish gets off to rough start but still gets ...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish allows an infield hit to Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki in the first inning on April 9. (Yusaku Kanagawa)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yu Darvish pitched into the sixth inning of his much-anticipated major league debut for the Texas Rangers, retiring 10 batters in a row after a rough start...
MLB/ Rangers' Darvish remains calm before the storm
Yu Darvish smiles at a news conference on April 4. (Yusaku Kanagawa)
The eyes of the baseball world will be firmly focused on Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish when the Japanese ace makes his highly anticipated major-league debut.
MLB/ Darvish has 5 Ks in final tuneup before...
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish throws to the Frisco RoughRiders in a 6-1 victory on April 4. (AP Photo)
FRISCO, Texas -- Yu Darvish struck out five over four scoreless innings in his final tuneup before his anticipated major league debut, helping the Texas Rangers beat Double-A...
MLB/ Darvish's debut will come in Rangers' 4th game
SURPRISE, Arizona -- Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish is scheduled to make his Major League Baseball debut for the Texas Rangers in the fourth game of the season.
MLB/ Rangers' Darvish ready to step into MLB...
Yu Darvish (AP Photo)
With the "Linsanity" craze beginning to fade, the fascination over Major League Baseball's Yu Darvish is growing with the slender Japanese pitcher poised to claim the mantle of ...
MLB/ Twins send Nishioka to Triple-A to start season
Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
FORT MYERS, Florida -- The Minnesota Twins assigned struggling infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka to minor league Triple-A Rochester on March 19 with hope that the Japanese import can ...
MLB/ Darvish impressive in his big league debut
Yu Darvish (AP Photo)
PEORIA, Arizona -- Yu Darvish flashed a sizable assortment of pitches, a huge smile and even some nice leather in his debut for the Texas Rangers on March 7.
MLB / Yu Darvish gets going at last with Rangers
Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish works out in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 23. (Yusaku Kanagawa)
SURPRISE, Arizona -- Yu Darvish, with his shaggy, orange-tinted hair and a dark goatee, was the center of attention for fans, media and teammates alike Feb. 23 as he worked out ...
MLB/ Darvish impresses early on at Rangers camp
Yu Darvish after his first workout with the Rangers (The Asahi Shimbun)
SURPRISE, Arizona--Former Nippon-Ham Fighter ace Yu Darvish arrived at Texas Rangers spring training and participated in his first workout with pitchers and catchers on Feb. 21,...
MLB/ Texas spent time getting to know Yu before...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Before the Texas Rangers committed more than $107 million (about 8.2 billion yen) to get Japan's best pitcher, they spent more than two years watching and...
MLB/ Texas formally introduces Japanese pitcher...
New Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish along with manager Ron Washington and general manager Jon Daniel during a news conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Jan. 20 (AP Photo)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japan's best pitcher Yu Darvish is now officially a Texas Rangers player, after his formal introduction Jan. 20, two days after agreeing to a six-year...