Darvish makes major league debut

Darvish makes major league debut

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Yu Darvish (R) and Neftali Feliz exchange high-fives after beating the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 9, 2012. Darvish made his winning major league debut, allowing five runs and eight hits with four walks while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings in an 11-5 victory.

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Derek Holland (front) and Neftali Feliz hug at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, after winning Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2.

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz reacts after striking out last batter Matt Holliday in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011. Texas shut out St. Louis 4-0, tying the best-of-seven series 2-2.

shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Derek Holland of the Texas Rangers pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, holding the Cardinals scoreless through part of the ninth until closer Neftali Feliz replaced him. Texas won 4-0, tying the best-of-seven series 2-2.

Rangers advance to AL c'ship series

Rangers advance to AL c'ship series

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz (L) celebrates with catcher Mike Napoli at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 4, 2011 for securing a place in the American League Championship Series after getting the last batter to ground out to second in the ninth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rangers defeated Rays 4-3, winning their American League Division Series 3-1.

Rangers on brink of ALCS

Rangers on brink of ALCS

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz raises his fist after retiring Kelly Shoppach of the Tampa Bay Rays into a double play in the ninth inning of Game 3 of MLB's American League Division Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 3, 2011. The Rangers are now one win away from advancing to the AL Championship Series after a 4-3 victory over the Rays.

Rangers down Giants in Game 3

Rangers down Giants in Game 3

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (R) hugs catcher Bengie Molina after their club earned the first win against the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 30, 2010.

Texas defeats Yankees in ALCS

Texas defeats Yankees in ALCS

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (facing camera) hugs catcher Bengie Molina after the team defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series Oct. 22, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The team won 6-1 in Game 6 of the league series to advance to the World Series for the first time in the team's history.

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Neftali Soto of the DeNA BayStars hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a Central League baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2022.

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Neftali Soto of the DeNA BayStars runs to home plate after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a Central League baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2022.

Darvish makes major league debut

Darvish makes major league debut

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Yu Darvish (R) and Neftali Feliz exchange high-fives after beating the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 9, 2012. Darvish made his winning major league debut, allowing five runs and eight hits with four walks while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings in an 11-5 victory. (Kyodo)

Rangers advance to AL c'ship series

Rangers advance to AL c'ship series

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz (L) celebrates with catcher Mike Napoli at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 4, 2011 for securing the team's advancement to the American League Championship Series after grounding out the last batter to second in the ninth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rangers defeated Rays 4-3, winning the American League Division Series 3-1. (Kyodo)

Rangers on brink of ALCS

Rangers on brink of ALCS

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz raises his fist after retiring Kelly Shoppach of the Tampa Bay Rays into a double play in the ninth inning of Game 3 of MLB's American League Division Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 3, 2011. The Rangers are now one win away from advancing to the AL Championship Series after a 4-3 victory over the Rays. (Kyodo)

Rangers down Giants in Game 3

Rangers down Giants in Game 3

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (R) hugs catcher Bengie Molina after their club earned the first win against the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 30, 2010. (Kyodo)

shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Derek Holland of the Texas Rangers pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, holding the Cardinals scoreless through part of the ninth until closer Neftali Feliz replaced him. Texas won 4-0, tying the best-of-seven series 2-2. (Kyodo)

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Derek Holland (front) and Neftali Feliz hug at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, after winning Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2. (Kyodo)

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

Shutout win by Rangers evens Series 2-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz reacts after striking out last batter Matt Holliday in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011. Texas shut out St. Louis 4-0, tying the best-of-seven series 2-2. (Kyodo)

Texas defeats Yankees in ALCS

Texas defeats Yankees in ALCS

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (facing camera) hugs catcher Bengie Molina after the team defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series Oct. 22, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The team won 6-1 in Game 6 of the league series to advance to the World Series for the first time in the team's history. (Kyodo)

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Aren Kuri reacts after getting Neftali Soto of the DeNA BayStars to ground into a double play in the third inning of a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Sept. 28, 2020.

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Aren Kuri reacts after getting Neftali Soto of the DeNA BayStars to ground into a double play in the third inning of a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Sept. 28, 2020.