ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – 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.
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.
The person said the investigation found no involvement by Yu Darvish.
Sho Darvish was arrested after he reportedly took about 1,850 bets on MLB games as well as professional baseball games in Japan. His arrest came after a police investigation in Japan that lasted more than a year.
It was unclear if any bets were taken on games involving the Rangers. The Japan Times said Osaka police have not accused Yu Darvish of any wrongdoing.