"Luv you" - Yu Darvish’s son Shoei takes a nostalgic trip back to memory lane to wish his mother Seiko a happy 45th birthday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish's better half, Seiko, celebrated her 45th birthday on Friday.

Celebrating the occasion, Darvish's oldest son, Shoei, wished his mother on her big day with an Instagram story, sharing a throwback snap from when he was much younger.

"Happy birthday mom luv you @seiko_darvish" Shoei Darvish captioned his Instagram story.

Screenshot of Shoei Darvish's Instagram Story (Image from - Instagram.com/@shoeidar IG Stories)

Not much is known about how Yu and Seiko first met each other as the couple have kept those details of their relationship private. Per sources, they started dating in 2014, tying the knot two years later.

Alongside Darvish, who has played baseball all his life, Seiko Darvish is also an accomplished wrestler, having won four wrestling World Championships.

Shoei, who currently pitches for his high school's baseball team, and also the San Diego Padres' scout team, looks like he is keen to follow in his father's footsteps.

As a scouting report from late April explains, Shoei looks to be a promising talent, boasting a fastball between 88-90 miles per hour. He also has great command over his variations, with his curveball coming in between 76-80 MPH, while his two-seam fastball clocked between 87-88 MPH.

Yu Darvish's son Shoei announces his decision to commit to UC San Diego

Having impressed in his time pitching for his school, the Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, and the Padres' scout team, Shoei Darvish had no shortage of college offers. Set to graduate in 2026, it appears the 17-year-old has chosen to continue his career close to home, committing to the University of California San Diego.

Shoei took to Instagram on August 13 to announce his decision.

"Staying home @ucsdbsb #committed" Shoei Darvish posted

Looking at the UC San Diego Triton's recent record, it appears Shoei Darvish is joining an extremely solid team. The Tritons have most recently appeared in the College World Series in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and were named conference regular season champions in 2023.

About the author

Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

Aside from work, Raghav enjoys playing sports, working out and watching movies.

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