ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Yu Darvish has arrived in Texas during the middle of
a 30-day window that the AL champion Texas Rangers have to a agree to contract
with the Japanese pitcher.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels confirmed reports from Japanese media
that Darvish was in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday.

Daniels, however, wouldn’t discuss the state of negotiations with Darvish or
any plans for meetings during the pitcher’s visit.

The Rangers, who have won consecutive AL pennants, put in a record bid of
about $51.7 million for the right to negotiate with Japan’s best pitcher. A
30-day negotiating window began when their bid was accepted Dec. 20 by the
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan’s Pacific League.