Yu Darvish, pitching ace, Japanese icon and dog saver.
After seeing a tweet Thursday night about a female blue pit bull named Sage a day from heading to the pound, Darvish adopted her. He now has six dogs, including one he adopted in 2014 when teammate Tanner Scheppers found a stray.
A little over 12 hours ago @EmilyJonesMcCoy RT'd my post about a rescue pit needing a forever home. She now lives with @faridyu u2764ufe0f! pic.twitter.com/YgRia71m0U
— Larry Skywalker (@badkaratemovie) April 28, 2017
“She’s doing really good right now,” said Darvish, a dog-lover from way back who had four dogs growing up as a kid.