Major League Baseball has cleared Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish of any potential wrongdoing relating to his brother's alleged illegal gambling operation in Japan, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jeff Wilson reported.
According to the Japan Times (via the New York Daily News), Darvish's brother, Sho Darvish, was arrested last October after a lengthy investigation allegedly pegged him as the ringleader of a gambling operation that fielded bets on MLB games.
Citing a source, the New York Daily News' Anthony McCarron reported MLB's investigation was "part of standard operating procedure.