The 30-year-old right-hander is a four-time major league all-star since joining the Texas Rangers in 2012 after seven seasons pitching for Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters from 2005-2011.
The Rangers swapped Darvish to the Dodgers in the last 10 minutes before the deadline, shortly after the Japanese star tweeted a photo of himself standing next to his locker.
Texas, 50-54 and 18 games behind leader Houston in the American League West division, will receive outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-handed pitcher A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis in the deal.
Darvish joins a club that stands 74-31 and leads the National League West division by 14 games over Arizona.
In other deadline-day deals, the Dodgers acquired two left-handed relief pitchers, Tony Watson from Pittsburgh and Tony Cingrani from Cincinnati.
Arizona, with a firm grip on a wildcard playoff spot at 60-45, added right-handed pitcher David Hernandez in a deal with the Los Angeles Angels for minor league pitcher Luis Madero.
NL East leader Washington, a possible playoff foe for the Dodgers at 62-41, acquired right-handed All-Star closing relief pitcher Brandon Kintzler from the Minnesota Twins, helping ease a woeful bullpen.
The reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs, atop the NL Central by 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee at 5-48, acquired Detroit Tigers closer Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila in exchange for minor leaguers.
Left-hander Wilson, who turns 30 next month, is expected to enter before Cubs right-handed closer Wade Davis.
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, locked in the tighest fight in baseball with only a half-game separating them atop the American League East division, also made moves.
Former All-Star right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray was traded to the Yankees by Oakland for three minor league players.
The Red Sox obtained right-handed closer Addison Reed from the New York Mets for three minor leaguers. Reed would be a set-up man for Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
