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Nikkan:: Darvish establishes "Darvish Yu Water Fund" donate money with every W and Ks. Helps dig wells in undeveloped countries. February 15, 2007
sanspo: Nippon Ham GM Yamada would consider posting MVP/Sawamura-award winner Yu Darvish in the near future February 6, 2008
zakzak: Darvish's brother starts to work for agent Dan Nomura's office. February 16, 2008
zakzak: Yu Darvish, the ace of Japanese team in Olympic, attracting MLB scouts and media alike. April 11, 2008
Daily: Darvish pitches 1 run complete game in 2008 paly-off. 14K. October 23, 2008
NPB Tracker: Over 20 Scouts from more than 10 teams Watch Yu Darvish March 14, 2009
CNN Japan:: Interview on CNN. Darvish keeps contact with relatives in Iran and sends kids baseball equipments. September 17, 2009
JapanTimes: Injured Yu Darvish starts the second game of Japan Series in the surprise move, beats Giants November 2, 2009
JapanBall/Kyodo: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish named the 2009 MVP for Japan' Pcific League November 18, 2009
Nikkan: At WBC celebration ceremony in Akasaka, Yu Darvish dodges question if he'll be MLB player for '13 WBC November 18, 2009
Asahi: Yu Darvish became the youngest Japanese player ever to receive a 300 million yen (3-oku) contract, beating Ichiro December 10, 2009
Japan Today: MVP RHP Yu Darvish youngest to reach Y300 million in salary December 10, 2009
Nikkan: Yu Darvish could be posted after 2010 season, report says. He won't be FA till after 2013. January 20, 2010
Sponichi: Yu Darvish working on his two seam fastball, adding to his arsenal of foursemaer, curve, cut fastball, forkball and change up. March 7, 2010
japanbaseballnews: Yu Darvish Pitch-By-Pitch Scouting Report: Using Pitch Plot Over Three Games in 2009 March 23, 2010
sponichi: Yu Darvish, for the first time, hinted his aspiration for MLB. Won't be FA till after 2014, but posting a possibility. March 29, 2010
Sponichi: Yu Darvish's father has been in contact with MLB player agent Arn Tellem for advice May 19, 2010
Baltimore Sun: Orioles director of player development John Stockstill headed to Japan to look at five to seven players including Yu Darvish August 30, 2010
chunichi: Former Hiroshima Carp ace Colby Lewis, now with the Rangers, says Yu Darvish and Hisashi Iwakuma could succeed in MLB August 30, 2010
Sponichi: Yankees’ scouts Billy Eppler and Damon Oppenheimer visit to Japan to watch Yu Darvish pitch on August 20 August 31, 2010
Gammons (MLB): A MLB scout not sold on "Yu Darvish being a front-of-the-rotation starter." Yanks scouts says the same. September 27, 2010
Sankei: Rumored posting system candidates: Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima September 28, 2010
NIkkan: Tough evaluation for Yu Darvish, MLB home page reports that he won't be a number one ace in ML October 2, 2010
Sanspo: Yu Darvish and his team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, both sides seems set on posting Darvish after the season October 2, 2010
sanspo: Yankees GM Brian Cashman says posting system is "wast of money" may influence Darvish and Iwakuma's market October 14, 2010
Sanspo: Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish says he will not be posted this year October 20, 2010
Japan Times: "But next year, I will be wearing the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' uniform," says Yu Darvish October 21, 2010
Sponichi: Possible Japanese players who could go to MLB in 2012: Yu Darish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Kyuji Fujikawa, Tsuyoshi Wada, Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Munenori Kawasaki January 1, 2011
Nikkan: Yu Darvish will earn 500,000,000 yen (about $6 million) next year, only 8th playe in NPB history. Others: Ichiro, Sasaki, H. Matsui, N. Nakamura, Johjima, Matsunaka, and Kanemoto January 7, 2011
nikkan: Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish records his 1,000th strikeouts. 7th fastest in NPB history (of 129 players) in 1,058 and 2/3 innings. April 28, 2011
Nikkan: 35 scoreless innings for Yu Darvish, third complete game shut outs in his last 4 starts June 1, 2011
FoxSports: RotoWire's Brad Johnson looks to the Far East for talent for 2012 season, including Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Tsuyoshi Wada and Kyuji Fujikawa July 16, 2011
NYPost: Post's Sherman does not believe that Igawa/Irabu experience will take the Yankees out of the Japanese market. August 24, 2011
Japan Times: Nippon Ham RHP Yu Darvish notches 16th victory of the season, leading NPB, matching his single-season high of 2008. 1.54 ERA and has 206 K in 175 inn. August 31, 2011
mlb.com: Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos took a three-day scouting trip to Japan to watch Yu Darvish. September 3, 2011
Japan Times: MLB scouts doing due diligence on Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' ace Yu Darvish September 6, 2011
Asahi.com: Possible MLB player 2012: Pitchers Yu Darvish, Tsuyoshi Wada, Chen Wei-yin, Hisashi Iwakuma, Kyuji Fujikawa. Shortstops Hiroyuki Nakajima and Munenori Kawasaki and outfielder Norichika Aoki. September 7, 2011
Kyodo: Nippon Ham Fighters may honor Yu Darvish's wish, comment from owner Hiroji Okoso October 11, 2011
Nikkan: Nippon Ham Fighters right hander Yu Darvish has reached the decision to be posted. Announcement to come as soon as today. December 7, 2011
Official Blog: "I have decided to use posting system to play in Major League. I wanted fans to know about this first." December 7, 2011
USAToday: Buzz turns to imports: Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish and Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes December 13, 2011
SI: The top sealed bid submitted for Yu Darvish was the highest in the history of the posting process, exceeding $51.1 million fee for the rights to Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2006 December 18, 2011
ESPN: Texas Rangers posted the highest bid for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish December 20, 2011
SI.com: Yu Darvish struck out three in two scoreless innings and made a run-saving play in the Rangers' 6-2 win over a split squad of San Diego Padres as he debuted in sprint training March 8, 2012
mlb.com: Rangers righty Yu Darvish throws eventful four innings in third start, faced Norichika Aoki, fans four, walks three, allows one hit on 70 pitches March 21, 2012
ESPN: Yu Darvish facts and figures April 9, 2012
Asahi: Yu Darvish wins his 7th game. Career win number 100, including Japanese games May 28, 2012
nikkan: Yu Darvish gets 15th win as a rookie, ties Japanese rookie record (Matsuzaka 2007). Also gets 200K. September 15, 2012

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