Texas ace Darvish dating ex-wrestling champ Yamamoto

Texas ace Darvish dating ex-wrestling champ Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish (L) and four-time former wrestling world champion Seiko Yamamoto. The Japanese pitcher revealed on Twitter on Nov. 18, 2014, that he is dating Yamamoto, who is currently working as a coach for the United States national wrestling team.

(3)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

(3)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Seiko Yamamoto of Japan (L) beats Natalia Ivashko of Russia in the final of the women's 59-kg weight class at the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14.

Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

Yamamoto wins gold medal in women's wrestling

Yamamoto wins gold medal in women's wrestling

OSAKA, Japan - Seiko Yamamoto shows her gold medal at 56 kilograms after pinning Taiwan's Lin Chin-miao for her fourth fall of the women's wrestling competition at the East Asian Games at Osaka's Namihaya Dome on May 22.

Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

(3)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

(3)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Seiko Yamamoto of Japan (L) beats Natalia Ivashko of Russia in the final of the women's 59-kg weight class at the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14. (Kyodo)

Darvish's partner Yamamoto gives birth

Darvish's partner Yamamoto gives birth

Undated combined photo shows Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (L) and former world wrestling champion Seiko Yamamoto. Yamamoto gave birth to a boy in the United States on July 29, 2015, the management company of her partner Darvish said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yamamoto wins gold medal in women's wrestling

Yamamoto wins gold medal in women's wrestling

OSAKA, Japan - Seiko Yamamoto shows her gold medal at 56 kilograms after pinning Taiwan's Lin Chin-miao for her fourth fall of the women's wrestling competition at the East Asian Games at Osaka's Namihaya Dome on May 22.