Free-agent starting pitcher Yu Darvish confirmed he met with the Chicago Cubs on Monday:
Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times provided the translation to the tweet, noting Darvish said he met with the Cubs and didn't use an interpreter for the 3.5-hour meeting in an effort to improve his English.
Darvish's meeting comes on the same day Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine and manager Paul Molitor confirmed the team was interested in signing Darvish, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
Bollinger noted Levine was the assistant general manager for the Texas Rangers when Darvish signed with the American League West team in 2012, so the Cubs are fighting against familiarity if it comes down to those two.