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The San Diego Padres’ starting rotation continues to be tested before the 2025 season even begins, as veteran right-hander Yu Darvish is now questionable for Opening Day due to elbow inflammation. Manager Mike Shildt provided the update following Darvish’s recent pause in his throwing program. While the team had previously cited “general fatigue,” Shildt clarified […]

The San Diego Padres had a bizarre yet quiet offseason. They signed only Nick Pivetta because of lingering ownership questions that prevented other free-agent acquisitions. Despite trade rumors, they did not deal Dylan Cease or Michael King. All of those pitching moves just became more important. Padres starter Yu Darvish is dealing with an elbow […]

The San Diego Padres enter the 2025 season with plenty of talent, but significant concerns that could derail their playoff aspirations. The biggest and most pressing issue looming over the franchise isn’t just a lack of depth or roster holes—it’s ownership instability. The Padres’ ownership turmoil has cast a shadow over the organization, and while […]

As Major League Baseball continues experimenting with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, not all players are on board with the changes. San Diego Padres ace Yu Darvish recently voiced his concerns about the technology, stating that he was unhappy with how it called the strike zone during a spring training outing. After testing the […]

When the San Diego Padres announced the signing of Yuli Gurriel from the Kansas City Royals, fans around the MLB world wondered how he would co-exist with Yu Darvish, the team’s star pitcher who he famously had beef with back in 2017. How would Darvish feel sharing a locker room with a player who famously […]

Before Roki Sasaki, there was Yu Darvish, who knows a thing or two about having tremendous hype on his shoulders as a Japanese superstar entering the big leagues. The San Diego Padres pitcher, who is now 38 years old, could have been one of Sasaki’s first MLB teammates, but the Friars, among other teams, lost […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played a thrilling five-game NLDS earlier in the postseason. With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto playing for the Dodgers and Yu Darvish playing for the Padres, this was must-watch TV in Japan. Major League Baseball announced some of the Japanese TV ratings for the Dodgers-Padres NLDS on […]

Rui Hachimura and the Los Angeles Lakers are focused on preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season. With the MLB postseason underway, though, Hachimura discussed some baseball topics as well during his media availability on Thursday. Hachimura is from Japan and knows both Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres stars Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish. […]

The San Diego Padres have so many talented players that it’s easy to forget about some of their All-Stars. Yu Darvish is one of those impact players and is getting better with each start after he returned from a prolonged absence due to injury and a personal matter. He did not look sharp in his […]

The San Diego Padres need a September boost to maintain their spot atop the NL Wild Card standings. Luckily, right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish is returning after missing most of the season. Darvish has healed from his groin strain, via MLB.com’s Kyle Glaser. “Yu Darvish will come off the injured list and start for San Diego […]

The San Diego Padres find themselves in a pretty decent spot as the 2024 MLB season reaches the homestretch. With a 76-60 record, they currently hold the second National League wild card spot, meaning they have a buffer between themselves and the non-playoff teams as they try to clinch a postseason berth. And with the […]

The San Diego Padres are clinging on to all the hope in the galaxy such that they make the postseason. Mike Shildt’s squad still currently sits third in the NL West but they are only 4.5 games behind the division leaders, Los Angeles Dodgers. With two more games in their series against the New York […]

The San Diego Padres received fantastic news regarding the injury statuses of two of their best players, Yu Darvish and Fernando Tatis Jr. Darvish joined the team today after returning from the restricted list. Tatis Jr. continues progressing in his return from a quad issue that put him on the 60-day injured list in late […]

The San Diego Padres have been without starting pitcher Yu Darvish since May. Darvish, who first went to the injured list with a left groin strain, has been on the restricted list since July 6 due to a personal matter. While his status has remained uncertain and few details have emerged about the nature of […]

The San Diego Padres were one game above .500 heading into the 2024 MLB All-Star break. That was a month ago. Now, the red-hot Padres are 67-53, tied with the Diamondbacks for the first National League Wild Card and 3.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. For a team that’s 17-4 since the […]

Sometimes when you meet a famous athlete, you don’t have anything for them to sign, but you can’t let the moment go to waste. That’s what a San Diego Padres fan did when he met starter Yu Darvish at a Home Depot. Apparently, a fan asked Darvish to sign a paint-mixer stick, and the Padres […]

It’s been a bit of a rough 2024 campaign for Yu Darvish so far. While he’s been solid when he’s been on the mound (4-3, 3.20 ERA, 53 K, 1.07 WHIP), he’s spent time on the injured list twice this season. And even though he’s still on the injured list currently, the San Diego Padres […]

The San Diego Padres might be experiencing a slump after their Philadelphia Phillies series. They may have won their last game with a 5-2 scoreline but only winning four out of their last 10 matchups has not been helpful. Mike Shildt really needs Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove to return. Will they be going back […]

With so many negative storylines surrounding pitchers this season due to the amount of season-ending injuries we’ve seen across Major League Baseball, some standout performers on the mound have flown under the radar. San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish is the perfect example. On Sunday, the 37-year-old continued his dominant stretch against a potent Atlanta […]

San Diego Padres veteran pitcher Yu Darvish will be out for some time after the National League West division club decided to put him on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his neck, as reported by Rich Rovito of MLB.com. The move is retroactive to Apr. 15, a day after he made his […]

For the first time in league history, MLB is headed to South Korea. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will kick off the 2024 season with the MLB World Tour Seoul Series 2024, where the two teams are playing a handful of exhibition games before facing each other in the first regular-season games […]

Peter Seidler knew baseball quite a lot because he grew up around it. The San Diego Padres owner had been around the sport and its management for the longest time. He was part of the O’Malley family that used to manage and own the Los Angeles Dodgers. The community was deeply saddened by his untimely […]

The San Diego Padres are set to miss the playoffs in extremely disappointing fashion despite having one of the most talented rosters in baseball. As a result, they’ve already shut down Yu Darvish for the remainder of the campaign and it appears Joe Musgrove is next. Per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, the team has slowed […]

The San Diego Padres have absorbed another blow to their disappointing 2023 MLB season, with veteran pitcher Yu Darvish getting ruled out for the remainder of the campaign, according to Dennis Lin of the Athletic. “Yu Darvish has been shut down for the rest of the season. He learned recently he has an olecranon stress […]

The San Diego Padres have not been able to stay afloat in MLB postseason berth contention. They sit third in the NL West standings. The squad is still trying their best to catch up to the tight race to the top against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and San Francisco Giants. But, the journey […]

The San Diego Padres are hanging onto the 2023 season by a thread. After many picked them to win their division, they sit 22 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West standings and 7.5 games out of a playoff spot. Now, Yu Darvish has a bone spur in his elbow and Padres […]

The San Diego Padres continue to spiral out of control and their woes got worse with the news that Yu Darvish is heading to the injured list with right elbow inflammation, according to AJ Cassavell. Darvish struggled this season but was still an effective pitcher for the Padres, recording 10 quality starts. Overall in 24 […]

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish made history against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night, becoming the all-time MLB strikeout leader among pitchers born in Japan. “With his 6th strikeout of the night, Yu Darvish brought his career total to 1,919,” tweeted ESPN Stats & Info. “That moved him past Hideo Nomo for the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Monday evening with a 57-41 record, poised to take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a pivotal home matchup. The Dodgers are clinging to a tight lead in the National League West with designs on bringing home the division title. Prior to Monday night’s action, Manager Dave Roberts was asked […]

The San Diego Padres just have not been able to catch a break, and they are coming off back-to-back losses to the lowly Washington Nationals. Now, as the Padrres gear up for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Yu Darvish has been scratched from Tuesday’s start due to an illness, per Kevin Acee of The […]

San Diego Padres star Yu Darvish was forced to leave his most recent start with an apparent injury. While Darvish got officially diagnosed, it doesn’t look like the Padres will be without him for long. Darvish suffered a right hamstring cramp in San Diego’s Sunday matchup against the Diamondbacks, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. However, […]

Team USA’s worst nightmare could soon be coming to fruition in the WBC Championship Tuesday night. Japan has a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning with Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish already having headed to the bullpen, per MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. Ohtani is expected to be the man Japan will trust to close out […]

With Los Angeles Angeles star Shohei Ohtani making himself available to pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic final, the focus of the whole baseball world now turns to Yu Darvish and whether he’ll also make an appearance in the contest. For those unaware, many expected Darvish to start against Team USA, but the […]

The San Diego Padres have taken a major step toward maintaining relevance in the postseason. On Thursday, the Padres and All-Star starting pitcher Yu Darvish agreed to a massive contract extension, according to MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. The deal is for six years, worth $106 million. Darvish is coming off one of the best seasons of […]

The San Diego Padres had, by and large, a successful 2022 season, reaching the NLCS only to come up short against the Philadelphia Phillies. Thus, the Padres are now justifiably looking to build off their deep playoff run, searching for pieces in free agency to bolster their core led by Manny Machado, Juan Soto, and […]

The Philadelphia Phillies took Game 1 of the NLCS over the San Diego Padres by a score of 2-0. The highlight of the game was a Kyle Schwarber home run that nearly went 500 feet. The Phillies’ left fielder annihilated a Yu Darvish pitch, sending it 488 feet and into the upper deck of Petco […]

Ahead of the San Diego Padres’ MLB playoffs showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, Yu Darvish opened up about the Joe Musgrove incident and how he would react if he’s put in the same situation as his teammate. Darvish got brutally honest in his response, though, emphasizing that he has nothing to […]

The New York Mets have been arguably the biggest surprise in baseball this year. Entering Tuesday night, the Mets were a shocking 38-19. That’s the best record in the National League. Much of the team’s success is due to the re-emergence of slugger Pete Alonso. On Tuesday, the Mets got a massive scare. In the […]

The San Diego Padres’ pitching rotation is looking terrifying this early in the season. New acquisition Sean Manaea and returning ace Yu Darvish have been absolutely phenomenal to start the year. Their performances on the mound have helped the team stay over .500 11 games into the season. After a stinker against in-state rivals San […]