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SURPRISE, Ariz. Yu Darvish will throw with the other pitchers in the Texas camp Thursday as the team has its first full workout for pitchers and catchers. All pitchers except Colby Lewis and Scott Feldman are expected to throw five minutes in the bullpen and five minutes of live batting practice Thursday. Lewis and Feldman had their bullpen sessions Wednesday to keep them on target...

Yu Darvish has arrived at the Texas Rangers' spring training complex. Darvish got to camp in Surprise, Ariz., on Tuesday, a day before the reporting date for Texas pitchers and catchers. The AL champion Rangers committed more than $107 million to acquire Japan's top pitcher. The 25-year-old Darvish got a six-year contract guaranteeing him $56 million, and Texas had to pay...

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Spring Training always features high-end vehicles owned by players, coaches and front-office personnel, but Derek Holland's dune buggy stood out in the Rangers' parking lot at Surprise Stadium on Tuesday.

Yu Darvish pulled a blue long-sleeved Rangers workout shirt over his head and chatted up teammate Justin Miller as nearly everybody in the clubhouse eagerly watched.

During his 30 minute press conference, new Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish emphasized that he is serious about playing major league baseball.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Yu Darvish arrived at the Texas Rangers' spring training complex Tuesday and had his first bullpen session with his new team.

Yu Darvish arrived at Rangers camp on Tuesday.

It wasn't a day to burden Yu Darvish.

Yu Darvish pulled a blue long-sleeved Rangers workout shirt over his head and chatted up teammate Justin Miller as nearly everybody in the clubhouse eagerly watched. Texas' prize offseason pickup looked plenty comfortable in his new surroundings on Day 1 for pitchers and catchers at Surprise Stadium, where dozens of Japanese reporters arrived early to record the right-hander's every move.

The right-hander spends about four hours at the Surprise complex.

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Yu Darvish stands alone with his expectations.