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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 […]

The San Diego Padres have hopes of contending in 2022 after a disappointing finish last season. On Thursday, the Padres announced that Yu Darvish will be the team’s Opening Day starting pitcher April 7th vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks. We got Yu.@faridyu • #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/UsIlzWEvDF — San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 31, 2022 Darvish was an […]

The Shohei Ohtani mania is simply inescapable, with the Los Angeles Angels do-it-all asset having a season no one has quite seen before — or ever in the history of major league baseball. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t be able to add to the fun by having an all-Japanese duel in the upcoming 2021 MLB All-Star Game […]

When the Chicago Cubs traded Yu Darvish this past offseason and didn’t get much back in return, it sent a signal out that the move was strictly made to get off of Darvish’s contract. The move was the first of what was expected to be a domino effect of moves that the Cubs could make […]

The Chicago Cubs could be on the verge of a major fire sale following the blockbuster trade sending Yu Darvish to the San Diego Padres. Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports reports the Cubs are “extensively” shopping two-time All-Star catcher Willson Contreras, who is in his second year of arbitration eligibility. The Chicago #Cubs, after […]

Yu Darvish knew his name was in trade rumors, but he was still blindsided when he found out about the Chicago Cubs sending him to the San Diego Padres on Twitter, per NBC Sports Chicago. Darvish tweeted this on Monday night: While Darvish later showed some sense of humor about the situation, it’s still not the […]

The San Diego Padres are finalizing a deal for Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell, but it seems Padres general manager A.J. Preller is far from finished. The Athletic reports San Diego is “deep into talks” with the Chicago Cubs regarding right-hander Yu Darvish. If a deal is consummated, multiple players would head to Chicago. […]

Former Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer was traded to cross-state rivals Cincinnati Reds midway through last season while the veteran right-hander will now become a free agent this offseason. Now, as he is set to become a free agent in the offseason, the veteran right-hander reached a major milestone after adding the National League […]

Ichiro Suzuki. Hideo Nomo. Shohei Ohtani. Daisuke Matsuzaka. Masahiro Tanaka. Yu Darvish. Kwang-Hyun Kim. Jae-Hwan Kim. Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. Shun Yamaguchi. Ryosuke Kikuchi. Wei-Yin Chen. Tzu-Wei Lin. Jen-Ho Tseng. Wei-Chung Wang. These are just a few names of players that were either born in or played in the MLB from the countries of Japan, South Korea, […]

The Chicago Cubs have been involved in plenty of trade rumors since the start of the Winter Meetings. But while third baseman Kris Bryant and catcher Willson Contreras have been the two names tossed around most often, teams are also interested in one of Chicago’s top arms. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that Cubs […]

Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish will not opt out of the remaining four years and $81 million remaining on his contract, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com: https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1189987968628465664 Darvish has said that Chicago feels like home for him and that he is comfortable within the organization: At the end of last season, Darvish described the […]

The Chicago Cubs are shutting down starting pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Yu Darvish, according to Tony Andracki of NBC Sports Chicago: Cubs shutting down Kyle Hendricks and Yu Darvish for the season. No need to push either at this point, esp with Darvish's innings jump this year and the forearm issue he dealt with. Rizzo […]

Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish continued his run of good performances in the second half on Thursday afternoon against the San Diego Padres, striking out 14 and giving up just two hits in six scoreless innings. Darvish became the first pitcher since Kerry Wood (1998) to post at least 14 K’s in a scoreless outing […]

Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish was supposed to take the ball in the rubber match of Chicago’s series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon, but he was a late scratch due to forearm tightness. Naturally, this would seem to be cause for concern amongst Cubs fans. Darvish has already undergone multiple elbow surgeries in […]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish did not have his best outing on Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Darvish gave up six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of work. Four of the seven hits that he conceded came via the way of a home run. Three of those Giants homers came against […]

When the Chicago Cubs faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 NLCS, they got a healthy dosage of Yu Darvish. After the Dodgers took the first two games in Los Angeles, Darvish came to Wrigley Field and dominated the Cubs, striking out seven and giving up just one run in 6 2/3 innings of […]

After missing the vast majority of 2018 with a triceps strain and a stress reaction on his pitching elbow, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish is out to actually attempt to validate his contract in 2019. Signed to a six-year, $126 million contract with an opt-out clause after this season, Darvish has a ton of […]

Over the last four seasons, no team in baseball has won more games (387) than the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs made three consecutive NLCS appearances from 2015-17, winning their first World Series championship in 108 years in 2016. And yet, the past two seasons have ended in disappointment. Chicago led the MLB in run differential […]

The Chicago Cubs have won 387 games in the past four years, more than any other team in baseball. The team made three straight NLCS appearances between 2015-17. And in 2016, the Cubs snapped a 108-year title drought. But despite winning 95 games in 2018, the Cubs withered in September, going 16-12 and losing two […]

Widely seen as the league’s best division coming into 2019, the National League Central is going to be an absolute treat to watch this season, as three teams have a real chance at not only making the playoffs but all making some noise. Whoever wins this division should immediately jump to the top of the […]

In a year that will most likely want to be forgotten by both the fan base and the franchise, the Chicago Cubs endured through many hills and valleys to eventually fall in the Wild Card round of the 2018 MLB playoffs. While pitching durability and the lack of clutch offensive hitting impacted the team and […]

Yu Darvish was one of the top free agents in baseball last offseason and ended up signing a massive contract with the Chicago Cubs. The team’s plan was to have Darvish slide in and replace former ace starter Jake Arrieta. Unfortunately, that did not end up happening for the Cubs. Right off the bat, it […]

Unless you completely tuned out of baseball after the World Series or have been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve probably heard of Shohei Ohtani, the 23-year-old Japanese pitcher/hitter/superhero who is set to make his way to Major League Baseball in 2018. Ohtani, who was posted by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters […]