Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish has been formally introduced by the Texas Rangers.
The 25-year-old was presented with his No. 11 jersey in a Friday news conference at Rangers Ballpark, which was broadcast live in Darvish's homeland in Japan.
Darvish says the Rangers made him feel like family when he made his first visit to Texas two weeks ago. He says their passion made him feel strongly toward the team.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels says there haven't been many bigger off-the-field moments in team history than the signing of Darvish.
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The introduction came two days after Darvish and the Rangers agreed to a six-year contract.
Post je objavljen 21.01.2012. u 03:16 sati.