Yu Darvish is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Osaka, Japan, Yu Darvish began his career with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball. Darvish joined the Texas Rangers on April 9, 2012, to begin his MLB career. Since then, he has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. He joined his team, the San Diego Padres, ahead of the 2021 MLB season.
Yu Darvish has attended five MLB All-Star games in his career and has achieved four AL All-Star and one NL All-Star awards, as of March 2025. He has also earned two NL Pitcher of the Months awards, the first with the Chicago Cubs in August 2020 and the second with the San Diego Padres in September 2022. He was also presented with the Padres Clyde McCullough Pitcher of the Year awards with the San Diego Padres in 2022.
Yu Darvish's wife
Seiko Darvish is the wife of Yu Darvish. Formerly known as Seiko Yamamoto, she got married to Yu Darvish in 2016. She is a former submission grappler and wrestler from Japan She is also a four-time World Champion, as per Heavy.
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How old is Seiko Darvish?
Seiko Darvish is 44 years old, as of March 2025. She hails from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and was born on August 22, 1980.
What does Seiko Darvish do for a living?
Seiko Darvish is a four-time world wrestling champion and a gold medallist in all of her competitions. She was inspired by her father, who was a former Japanese wrestler. However, she was unable to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2007, she announced her retirement from wrestling. She has since been coaching the women's freestyle wrestling squad for the United States. At the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, Helen Maroulis, one of her trainees, took home a gold medal.
Seiko Darvish's father
Seiko Darvish's father, Ikuei Yamamoto, is a former wrestler who also participated in the Olympics. Her father was born on February 17, 1945, and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Ikuei Yamamoto is also a Nippon Sport Science University professor. Seiko Darvish also has two siblings.
Seiko Darvish's social media
The following are the social media accounts that Seiko Darvish uses, as of March 2025:
| Seiko Darvish | Social Media Accounts |
| @seiko_darvish | |
| X | @seiko63 |
| Seiko Darvish |
How long have Yu Darvish and Seiko Darvish been married?
Yu Darvish and his wife Seiko Darvish have maintained their privacy about their married life, as per Heavy. However, the couple started their relationship in 2014. More recently, the couple celebrated their Valentines'n Day in February 2025, as per Seiko Darvish's Instagram account.
How many children do Yu Darvish and Seiko Darvish have?
Yu Darvish and his wife Seiko Darvish are parents to five children. Yu Darvish's first son with Seiko Darvish was Yu's third child. Born on July 29, 2015, before their marriage, he is 9 years old, as of March 2025. On March 20, 2017, their second child, a son was born, following their marriage and is 7 years old. On November 12, 2019, their third child, a daughter, was born. As of March 2025, she is four years old. Their fourth kid, was also a boy. On August 24, 2022, a boy, their fifth child, was born. As of March 2025, he is two years old. Regarding Seiko Darvish’s previous marriage, she married Hideaki Nagashima, a handball player in 2006, and gave birth to a son in 2007.
Yu Darvish's former wife and children
Yu Darvish was married to his former spouse, Saeko, from Novemver 11, 2007 to January 19, 2012. Her full name is Saeko Dokyu and she hails from Miyazaki Prefecture Japan, being born on November 16, 1986, as per IMDb's official website. She is a Japanese model, actor, and television personality who has acted in One Missed Call (2003), Nana (2005) and Yakuza: Like A Dragon (2007) as per Imdb. Before Yu Darvish moved to the US to pursue his MLB career, he and Saeko were divorced in 2012.
Yu Darvish shares a son, Shoei Darvishsefat, as his eldest child with his former wife Saeko. He became 16 in 2024, having been born on March 24, 2008. His second son was born on February 27, 2010. Even though his identity is not widely known, he is 14 years old, as of March 2024.
FAQ's On Yu Darvish's wife
A. Yu Darvish’s Wife’s name is Seiko Darvish. The name of his previous spouse was Saeko, who is a Japanese actress.
A. Seiko Darvish married Yu Darvish in 2016. His previous marriage with Japanese model Saeko happened in 2007. However, they got divorced in 2012.
A. Yu Darvish plays for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
A. Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko Yamamoto share five kids together. He also has two kids with his previous spouse, which means he has 7 kids in total.
A. Yu Darvish’s wife, Seiko Darvish is 44 years old, as of March 2025.
