Watch: Darvish cranks 1st Rangers HR by a pitcher since 1997

Yu Darvish is doing it on both sides of the ball.

In Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds, the Texas Rangers' right-hander stepped up to the plate in an effort to help his own cause.

With his team up 3-2 in the fifth inning, Darvish, who had two hits in his major league career over 12 plate appearances, blasted a solo home run to dead center that came off his bat at 105 mph.

His homer was the first by a Rangers pitcher since Bobby Witt did it against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997.

(Video courtesy: MLB.com)