Yu Darvish dominated a slumping Braves offense and extended his career high scoreless innings streak to 25 while earning his 200th professional win as the Padres hammered Atlanta 9-1 on Sunday night.

With Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shōta Imanaga set to debut in the majors, we examine MLB's history with Japanese starting pitchers and rank the best rookie campaigns.

Everywhere you look, it seems, there’s a player who first achieved success playing in Japan making an impact on the 2023 MLB season. So that got us thinking: Who are the best players from Japan in MLB history?

今季からMLBで導入された「DISENGAGEMENT　RULE」でパドレスのダルビッシュ有投手（36）が16日（日本時間17日）、7回4安打1失点と好投しながら2敗目を喫した。「DISENGAGEMENT（離脱、解放状態、撤回）　RULE」は意訳すれば、「投球動作の撤回に関してのルール」だろうか。マウンド上で、一人の打者と対峙している間、プレートを踏んだ投手が、プレートを外したりけん制できる…

【サンディエゴ＝四竈衛】パドレスのダルビッシュ有投手（36）は、7回4安打1失点2四球12奪三振の快投を演じたものの、打線が完封され、2敗目を喫した。　　　◇… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）

Yu Darvish threw seven innings of one-run ball with 12 strikeouts but his San Diego Padres lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday.

The Toronto Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi wins his first start of the season, while fellow Japanese right-handers Yu Darvish and Kenta Maeda also allow a run over five innings but fail to pick up wins.