Farid Yu Darvishsefat, more commonly known as Yu Darvish, is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
He was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball before he arrived in Major League Baseball in 2012.
On 6 April 2014, Darvish reached the 500 strikeout mark in fewer innings pitched than any starting pitcher in MLB history.
Darvish has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yu Darvish Parents: Meet Farsad Darvish And Ikuyo
Farsad Darvish and Ikuyo are the of Yu Darvish.
Yu Darvish’s mother Ikuyo is Japanese. She comes from Osaka, Japan.
Yu Darvish’s father Farsad Darvishsefat is Iranian by nationality.
Farsad played for the Florida State University soccer team.
Farsad father owned a travel agency in Iran and sent Farsad to the United States in 1977 to attend Berkshire School in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he played soccer and raced competitively in motocross.
Farsad Darvish and his wife Ikuyo share three children; Yu Darvish, Sho Darvish, and Kenta Darvish.