Yu Darvish has a few things to take care of before deciding which side of the Pacific he wants to pitch on next season.
Namely, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace is looking to cap a spectacular season (18-6, 1.44 ERA) by leading his team to its fourth Japan Series in six seasons. Of course, when he gets there, he'll be aiming to bring the crown back to Sapporo.
In order to do that, he'll first have to lead the Fighters past a Seibu Lions squad that sneaked into the Pacific League Climax Series on their season's final day.