![]() ![]() The court said the defendant's gambling was limited to his group of friends and was not linked to organized crime, according to local media reports. The court said the 27-year-old younger brother of Yu Darvish was sentenced to two years and four months in prison, but it was suspended for five years. The Osaka District Court found Sho Darvish guilty of taking hundreds of bets on Major League Baseball and on professional baseball games in Japan last year. TOKYO - A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted the brother of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish of gambling on baseball games, handing him a suspended prison sentence. Rangers: Brother of Yu Darvish convicted on gambling charges Baker says the Nationals' other top hitters, including Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy, will be responsible for making up for the lost power. 307 with 22 home runs and 80 RBIs and was one of baseball's best offensive catchers. They called up Spencer Kieboom as a third catcher earlier Tuesday. The NL East champions will go with a combination of Pedro Severino and Jose Lobaton behind the plate in Ramos' absence. Sho Darvish, the younger brother of Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish, has been arrested for allegedly taking illegal bets on baseball games, including some Major League Baseball games. Manager Dusty Baker says Ramos will have surgery to repair the ligament, which he tore during an awkward landing while catching a relay throw Monday night. In 83 starts from 2012-14, Darvish was 39-25 with a 3.27 ERA, with 680 strikeouts and 218 walks in 545 1-3 innings pitched.WASHINGTON - Washington Nationals All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos is out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, after tearing the ACL in his right knee. The Rangers signed Darvish from Japan before the 2012 season. Although Rangers ace Yu Darvish has not been accused of wrongdoing by authorities in Japan to this point, Major League Baseball reportedly confirmed that he is under investigation related to the. The 29-year-old Darvish is not expected to be ready for the start of the season, but could be back sometime in May. The pitcher also said he would have no other comment on the situation out of respect for MLB, and that he was focused on preparing for the 2016 season.ĭarvish missed all of last season after having ligament replacement surgery during spring training. "I am certain that they will find that I had no involvement in this matter whatsoever," Darvish said in the statement through his representatives at the Wasserman Media Group. Yu Darvish issued a statement last week that he understood that MLB had to look into the situation, and was confident he would be cleared. His arrest last year led to an investigation of Yu Darvish, but the authorities found no involvement by the. The Japan Times said Osaka police have not accused Yu Darvish of any wrongdoing. Sho Darvish himself bet roughly 220 million yen (2.2 million) on the games, Kyodo said. It was unclear if any bets were taken on games involving the Rangers. His arrest came after a police investigation in Japan that lasted more than a year. Sho Darvish was arrested after he reportedly took about 1,850 bets on MLB games as well as professional baseball games in Japan. The person said the investigation found no involvement by Yu Darvish. MLB was looking into the October arrest of Sho Darvish as part of standard protocol and not investigating the pitcher, according to the person who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because MLB and the Rangers have not publicly released the findings. ARLINGTON, Texas - Major League Baseball has determined Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish had no role in any of the activities that led to the arrest of his brother in Japan for allegedly running an illegal gambling ring. ![]()
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