Yu Darvish may have been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week, but he's still showing love to the Texas Rangers fans.

Darvish took out a full-page ad in Thursday's edition of The Dallas Morning News to say thank you to the Rangers faithful for his 5 1/2 years with the organization.

But Darvish also appears to take time out to defend himself in the ad. On top of saying he regrets that his last outing in a Rangers uniform saw him give up 10 runs, he also said: "There were a small number of voices that said, 'Darvish only cares about strikeouts.' Although I may have had strikeouts in my mind, fans, team, teammates and team staff were always my top priority."

Yu Darvish ad in the Thursday Aug. 3 edition of The Dallas Morning News (The Dallas Morning News)

The full ad reads...

"Thank you very much for the past 5.5 years since 2012.

"Coming from Japan, I could not have adjusted to the new environment if it weren't for all the courteous fans, teammates, team staff and all affiliates who supported me. It is my biggest regret that I gave up 10 runs on my last outing as a Rangers.

"There were a small number of voices that said, 'Darvish only cares about strikeouts.' Although I may have had strikeouts in my mind, fans, team, teammates and team staff were always my top priority.

"Thank you very much for everything!

"Please take care!

Yu Darvish"