Farid Yu Darvish Sefat is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He started out his MLB journey with the Texas Rangers and then continued his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres from 2012 to 2025. Yu Darvish is also known for being a former member of the Hokkaido-Nippon Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and being the Japan Series Champion in 2006.
Yu Darvish has competed in the MLB All-Star games five times and has earned four AL All-Star and one NL All-Star awards, as of March 2025. He also led the American League (AL) in strikeouts with 277 strikeouts in 32 games in the 2013 season. He followed this up by leading the National League (NL) in wins in winning 8 games out of 12 games in the 2020 season.
| Name | Yu Darvish |
| Net Worth | $70 million (as per Celebrity Net Worth) |
| Age | 38 years old (as of March 2025) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Source of Wealth | Baseball player, Endorsement deals and other income sources |
| Salary | $20,000,000 (as of March 2025) |
Yu Darvish's net worth in 2025
As of March 2025, Yu Darvish has gained a net worth of $70 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.
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Yu Darvish's salary
According to Spotrac, Yu Darvish will be making $20,000,000 from the 2025 MLB season. His recent contract with the San Diego Padres is for six-years and it is worth $108,000,000. Based on this contract, the team has given him a signing bonus of $6,000,000, promised him the full amount from the six years and set his average annual salary to be $18,000,000.
Yu Darvish's other sources of income
Yu Darvish also makes an income from his own YouTube channel called @yudarvish. His channel has 704K subscribers and 98 videos along with it, as of March 2025. His videos posted generate as high as 1.9 million views. This helps him to gain an additional income apart from his MLB contracts and the endorsement deals.
Yu Darvish's charity work
Yu Darvish founded the "Darvish Yu Water Fund" in March 2007 in partnership with the Japan Water Forum to provide clean water to those in need, as per Japan Water Forum. He donates JPY 100,000 to the Fund for each victory he has during the regular season. The total amount of contributions from Yu (171 victories in Japan and the USA) and donations from individuals who approve the fund has exceeded JPY 27,000,000 in March 2024.
Yu Darvish has contributed $42,000 to the Jackie Robinson Foundation to support college scholarship programs, as per MLB's official website. The Jackie Robinson Foundation was established in 1973 to honor the Hall of Fame second baseman who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947. To date, the foundation has assisted over 1,400 students. As per Sports Spectrum, Yu Darvish and Jon Lester each donated $10,000 to a YouCaring fund established by Stephen Piscotty in memory of his mother as per USA Today. The fund was made to increase research on ALS.
Yu Darvish has also donated more than $43,000 of his earnings from his YouTube channel to various charities. This money is used to help a cancer research organization, single mother homes and to a nonprofit organization, as per Chicago Tribune.
FAQs on Yu Darvish Net Worth 2025
A. Yu Darvish is 38 years old, as of March 2025.
A. Yu Darvish plays as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).
A. Yu Darvish’s nationality is Japanese and he was born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan.
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A. Yu Darvish plays for the San Diego Padres in Major Lеaguе Baseball.
