Rangers trade Yu Darvish to the Dodgers

Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish is on the move, after all. 

Minutes after Darvish posted a picture of himself standing next to his Rangers locker on Twitter, Texas traded the four-time All-Star to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, according to Fox Sports. 

The Japanese-born right-hander posted a caption of "10min!!!" with his Twitter selfie, a reference to Monday's impending 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline. 

Texas will receive outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis in exchange for Darvish, Yahoo! reports. 

Darvish, 30, bolsters a red-hot Dodgers squad that boasts the best record in the majors (74-31) and is currently without injured ace Clayton Kershaw (back). He is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 148 strikeouts through 22 starts this season. In five major league seasons, 

Darvish has posted a 52-39 record with a 3.42 ERA and 960 strikeouts in 122 career starts, all with Texas. Darvish led the American League in strikeouts with a career-high 277 in 2013.

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