![SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish reacts after striking out Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino in the eighth inning of their game in Sapporo Dome on June 13. SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish reacts after striking out Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino in the eighth inning of their game in Sapporo Dome on June 13.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNPP5E/sapporo-japan-nippon-ham-fighters-ace-yu-darvish-reacts-after-striking-JNPP5E.jpg)
SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish reacts after striking out Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino in the eighth inning of their game in Sapporo Dome on June 13.
![The Athletic on Twitter: "Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan at different times. In fact, Hokkaido offered Darvish's No. 11 jersey to Ohtani during The Athletic on Twitter: "Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan at different times. In fact, Hokkaido offered Darvish's No. 11 jersey to Ohtani during](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-u0BjMVQAA5ftB.jpg)
The Athletic on Twitter: "Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan at different times. In fact, Hokkaido offered Darvish's No. 11 jersey to Ohtani during
![Graveyard Baseball on Twitter: "@uniwatch @PhilHecken Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will wear these "Be ambitious" Hokkaido Uniforms for 9 games in 2017. https://t.co/LxefgmLPs8" / Twitter Graveyard Baseball on Twitter: "@uniwatch @PhilHecken Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will wear these "Be ambitious" Hokkaido Uniforms for 9 games in 2017. https://t.co/LxefgmLPs8" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBGNP2IUIAAA0jT.jpg)
Graveyard Baseball on Twitter: "@uniwatch @PhilHecken Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will wear these "Be ambitious" Hokkaido Uniforms for 9 games in 2017. https://t.co/LxefgmLPs8" / Twitter
![TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Makoto Kaneko (R) is greeted by teammate Hiroshi Narahara after hitting a solo homer off Orix Bluewave starter Edward Yarnall in the bottom of the TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Makoto Kaneko (R) is greeted by teammate Hiroshi Narahara after hitting a solo homer off Orix Bluewave starter Edward Yarnall in the bottom of the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNGJTM/tokyo-japan-nippon-ham-fighters-infielder-makoto-kaneko-r-is-greeted-JNGJTM.jpg)