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Yu Darvis is born
Yu Darvish is born in Habikino, a city in Osaka, Japan -
by the age of 15, Yu had claimed his spot at the top of manager Masahiro Wako’s starting rotation
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Nippon Ham Fighters select Darvish as first-round draft pick
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Yu makes his professional debut
He pitched into the ninth inning and earned the win. -
Yu Darvish earns the Samurai Award
The Samurai Award is an extroardinary accomplishment in Japan for baseball. -
Plays in olympics at Beijing for Japan
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Darvish is the center of Japan's pitching team for World Baseball Classic
Wins championship by defeting South Korea 5-3 -
Yu Darvish moves to North America to play major league baseball
Texas Rangers sign Yu Darvish for a six-year contract worth 6 million dollars.