


( Source : facebook )įarsad later joined Eastern Washington University and was a fan of the Seahawks. Yu Darvish dad Farsad(left) pictured with a friend in 2013 in a photo shared by Kenta on his Facebook handle. This led him to be on the bench most of the time. In an interview with ESPN, Farsad said there was some mistreatment towards him because of his ethnicity. And because of that, Farsad traveled to the States to pursue higher education in 1977.įarsad completed high school in Berkshire, Massachusetts, and later joined Eckerd College, where he played soccer. Yu Darvish's father Farsad Darvishsefat was a competitive racer in motocross in high school.īorn and raised in Iran by a father who was a travel agent by profession, Farsad was told to broaden his horizon. Farsad Darvishsefat Is A Former Collegiate Soccer Player The baseballer runs a Water Fund which provides clean drinking water to 11 developing countries worldwide. On her Facebook handle, Ikuyo has previously shared several posts related to her son's onfield glory and off-field philanthropic work. In 2019, Ikuyo took another trip to the US, and this time around she visited San Francisco and shared images of the Golden Gate Bridge and the street train station, two places that Ikuyo wrote were unmissable if one took a trip to the Sunshine state. Yu Darvish mom Ikuyo Darvish pictured with her youngest son Kenta in 2016. In 2017, Ikuyo traveled to the States to watch her son play in the All-Star game. She shared a gallery of images from the trip on her Facebook handle. She is available on Facebook and has a passion for traveling and photography. The proud mother of the Padres pitcher, Ikuyo Darvish, continues to live in her homeland. Ikuyo previously worked at NPO Win-Win Association. Yu Darvish's mother Ikuyo Darvish is currently a resident of Habikino. Yu Darvish Mother Ikuyo Continues To Live In Japan On his Instagram, Yu hasn't shared a single photograph of his parents, and it is mostly devoted to his life on the diamond.

The couple met at Eckerd College, Florida, and later in 1982, the couple moved to Japan.ĭespite having a famous son in Yu, the couple has remained away from the public limelight. His dad, Farsad Darvishsefat, is Iranian, and his mom, Ikuyo, is Japanese. Farsad and Ikuyo are from mixed ethnicities.įarsad and Ikuyo raised three sons, including Yu, in Osaka, Japan. Yu Darvish parents Farsad Darvishsefat and Ikuyo Darvish hold Japanese citizenships.
