Yu Darvish is now a member of the Texas Rangers, who will be paying him quite a hefty sum in hopes that he can recreate his mound magic here in The States. He is making his way towards Dallas as we speak to meet with the Metroplex media for the first time.
(Update: featuring what is probably a Japanese maple leaf)
The photo below is of Yu preparing to board his plane from Narita, Japan. He is wearing an…interesting…shirt.
Image credit: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara via DallasNews.com
Can anyone offer an explanation for what that might be on Yu’s shirt…other than what most folks are probably going to think immediately?
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish arrives at the departure gate of Narita Interational Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, to leave for Dallas Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Darvish will play for the Texas Rangers, who scouted him for more than two years and then needed nearly every minute of a 30-day negotiating window before finalizing a $60 million, six-year contract Wednesday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120121-00000063-spnannex-base (Yahoo Japan)
