Trump's immigration ban could have odd side-effect on baseball

A Texas Rangers pitcher could be impacted by Donald Trump's immigration ban. The Texas Rangers are checking to make sure President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants from Iran and six other countries doesn't impact pitcher Yu Darvish. Darvish is half-Iranian, half-Japanese, but claims Japanese nationality. >>>Click through the gallery to see reactions to Trump's immigration ban and highlights of the immigration plan he campaigned on. less A Texas Rangers pitcher could be impacted by Donald Trump's immigration ban. The Texas Rangers are checking to make sure President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants from Iran and six other countries doesn't ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 78 Caption Close Trump's immigration ban could have odd side-effect on baseball 1 / 78 Back to Gallery

President Donald Trump's order barring immigration from multiple countries could have a strange side effect on one Major League Baseball team.

The Texas Rangers are checking to make sure the ban - which precludes people from Iran, Iraq and five other countries from coming to the United States - won't keep them from taking right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish on the road.

Darvish is half-Iranian, half-Japanese and the Rangers play a series in Toronto May 26-28.

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Trump's order bars anyone with citizenship in one of the barred countries or dual citizenship with one of those nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days.

Darvish, whose father, Farsad Darvish is Iranian, renounced his citizenship to that country as a child. Japanese law requires dual citizens to make a choice between Japanese citizenship and other countries by the age of 22.

Darvish chose Japan. But, his father may not be able to see Darvish pitch in spring training because of the ban, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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Farsad Darvish is a native of Iran, but also holds Japanese citizenship. He has been to Rangers games on several occasions since his son signed with the team in 2012.

Rangers officials are checking to make sure Yu Darvish can safely make the trip to Toronto for the series with the Blue Jays and still get back into the United States.

>>>Click through the above gallery to see reactions to Donald Trump's immigration ban as well as a look at the promises he made about immigration policy during the campaign.