A Japanese baseball pitcher, Yu Darvish earned fame by starring for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Japanese national team. He won the Samamura Award in 2007, the Japanese equivalent to the Cy Young Award.
OSAKA — Spot Yu Darvish a run and more times than not he's going to win. Give him a couple more and it's pretty much academic. Darvish kept the powerful Orix Buffaloes at bay and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters strung together a couple of timely hits to win Game 1 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Kyocera Dome. Read the full story ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:06:01 GMTOSAKA — While the Buffaloes had a few options with whom they'd start for the first game, Hokkaido Nippon Ham's choice was clear-cut: Yu Darvish. Giving up just one run and fanning 14 in a 4-1 win over Orix, the 22-year-old MVP hurler showed a gutsy performance on the mound, giving the Fighters a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Pacific League Climax Series playoffs. Read the full story ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:07:44 GMTYu Darvish struck out 14 over the distance Saturday, leading the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 4-1 win against the Orix Buffaloes in the first-stage opener of the Pacific League Climax Series playoffs.
Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:34:24 GMTOSAKA — The first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series matches two teams that will contest strength against strength to decide which team will advance to face the Seibu Lions in the second stage. The two-time defending Pa League Climax Series Champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will pit Yu Darvish and their pitching staff against the Orix Buffaloes' powerful Tuffy Rhodes-driven offense in ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:04:40 GMTOSAKA — Lately, it seems for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The Fighters began the last two seasons with a number of new faces and most people predicting dour times for the Sapporo ballclub. Read the full story
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:03:38 GMT
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Yu is of Iranian descent on his father's side and he hopes to make baseball a popular sport in his father's home country.
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