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Yu Darvish denies retirement rumors, 'leaning' toward voiding deal
Yu Darvish acknowledged that he is "leaning towards" voiding his current contract with the San Diego Padres. ,The Japanese right-hander, however, made it clear that he is not retiring from baseball at this moment.,Signed to a six-year, $108 million contract extension prior to the 2023 season, Darvis...
Padres RHP Yu Darvish out for 2026 season after UCL surgery
San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and an internal brace in his pitching elbow.,Darvish, 39, announced Tuesday over social media that was performed by Dr. Keith Meister last week in Arlington, Texas. The Padres, ...
Padres' Yu Darvish, Mariners' Bryan Woo to tangle in finale
The way San Diego's Yu Darvish and Seattle's Bryan Woo pitched their last time out, one run might be enough to win Wednesday afternoon's series finale in Seattle.,Heck, one hit might be an accomplishment.,Both right-handers are coming off wins last Friday in which they each allowed one hit -- a solo...
Padres add OF Bryce Johnson, send RHP Yu Darvish to 60-day IL
The San Diego Padres selected the contract of outfielder Bryce Johnson from Triple-A El Paso and optioned catcher Luis Campusano.,To make room om the 40-man roster for Johnson, right-hander Yu Darvish (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.,Darvish, 38, made one rehab appearance at El Pa...
Padres RHP Yu Darvish (elbow) to open season on IL
San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will open the regular season on the injured list with elbow inflammation after he was shut down with arm fatigue earlier in the week.,The Padres face the Atlanta Braves at home on March 27 to begin the 2025 season.,San Diego right-hander Michael King already ...
Arm 'fatigue' forces Padres RHP Yu Darvish to pause preparation
San Diego Padres staff ace Yu Darvish paused preparation for the upcoming season and might not be available for his first start of the season. ,Padres manager Mike Shildt said the issue for Darvish is "general fatigue.",The timing of the pause could make the injured list an option for the Padres, wh...
Padres reinstate RHP Yu Darvish from restricted list
The San Diego Padres reinstated right-hander Yu Darvish from the restricted list, ending a nearly three-month absence because of a groin strain and time away to tend to what was referred to as "a personal matter involving his family.",To make room on the 40-man roster, the Padres designated infielde...
Padres put RHP Yu Darvish on restricted list
The San Diego Padres placed right-hander Yu Darvish on the restricted list for an indefinite period for what manager Mike Shildt called "a personal matter involving his family.",Shildt, in making the announcement Saturday, did not provide information on the nature of Darvish's situation to give him ...
Padres send both Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove to IL
The San Diego Padres' starting rotation took a blow Saturday with right-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove both placed in the 15-day injured list.,Darvish is out with a left groin strain that forced him from a start Wednesday. Musgrove is headed back to the IL with continued triceps and elbow disco...
Padres' Yu Darvish looks to extend scoreless run in clash vs. Yanks
It's pretty hard to pitch any better than Yu Darvish has as the San Diego Padres head into the opener of their three-game series against the visiting New York Yankees on Friday night.,All Darvish (4-1, 2.08 ERA) has done since coming off the injured list on April 30 is record 24 straight scoreless i...
Dodgers sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto, spending over $1B on free agents
Money talks. After entertaining offers from an array of clubs, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has reportedly agreed to a 12-year, $325 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers....
Shohei Ohtani's most likely landing spot is the NL West
We’ve come to the end of our tour of the islands of every MLB team’s offseason outlook. We wrap up in the NL West, still the favorite landing place for Shohei Ohtani, as two of the rivals here are going to duke it out to bring him either slightly up the coast or six hours up it. One more time…...
What’s to be done with these Los Angeles Dodgers?
You kind of knew it was over for the Dodgers the minute they acquired Lance Lynn. Lance Lynn? This is the Dodgers, for Christ’s sake! When they need help in the rotation, they go get Zack Greinke, or Yu Darvish, or Max Scherzer. They shop at the supermarket that plebs like you and I aren’t even allo...
Someone should look into this agreement Justin Verlander has with Father Time
If you’ve watched enough Justin Verlander starts, there’s always a feeling he has one last card to play when he absolutely needs it. That mostly comes from his habit of keeping his fastball velocity just low enough to be a tease early in his starts, and then somewhere later when he really needs it h...
It’s getting a little late a little early for the San Diego Padres
One of the many things about the expanded playoffs in MLB is that a team doesn’t have to be good for six months. Or really even three. Put two good months together and a team can probably Forrest Gump their way into the dance. It’s what the Phillies did last year, after all. That’s what the San Dieg...
How come the Padres don’t hit good?
“If he’s a good hitter how come he doesn’t hit good?”...
Does anyone truly believe Jacob deGrom can stay healthy all year?
Has there been a closer franchise to winning a World Series ever that never reached the pinnacle than the Texas Rangers? The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s Major League Baseball team had multiple squads good enough to be the sport’s last team standing over the last 15 years and never got it done. Sta...
Jacob deGrom and Bruce Bochy are a match made in heaven
The MLB hot stove is not officially underway, but it’s warming up, and arguably the biggest name on the pitching market is two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. Earlier this week, deGrom officially opted out of his Mets’ contract — a decision most people saw coming — and almost immediately th...
The warm glow of MLB’s Hot Stove warming glow — NL West
Everywhere except Houston, it’s time for teams and fans to try and get to where Houston is. Or it will be in January or February instead of November and December, like it used to be. Anyway, we run through what teams might need and what they might do, for most of them these things don’t line up, and...
If ya can't beat 'em, hire 'em
If you can’t beat ‘em, hire the manager that beat you. Yeah! That’s the phrase. At least it is for the Texas Rangers, who successfully courted Bruce Bochy out of three-year retirement to become their new manager. Bochy is best known to Texas as the mafioso who picked them apart in the 2010 World Ser...