25-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish made his MLB (Spring Training) debut today for the Texas Rangers. The 6'5" right-hander was very impressive, tossing two scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres.
Here's more on Darvish's debut, from USA Today's terrific baseball writer, Bob Nightengale:
Darvish struck out three batters in two shutout innings, allowing two hits - doubles by veteran
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Darvish impresses in first Rangers' outing
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Sports Writer
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