So the rain that pushed Yu Darvish’s Cactus League debut back to Saturday was just a small curveball, even for a pitcher with as meticulous of a routine as the 38-year-old veteran has.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish is brilliant with a baseball. With the half-dozen pitches he throws regularly and the five others he mixes in on occasion, his pitching is practically poetry.

There is a little bit of history between the newest member of the San Diego Padres and veteran pitcher Yu Darvish. After a frustrating offseason, fans have been rewarded for their patience with ...

The disaster dump for Darvish happened again in 2023. His season was somewhat on track over his first nine games (3.67 ERA, 1.130 WHIP, .227 BAA, and 57 strikeouts over 54.0 innings), but the bad ...

Yuli Gurriel arrived in the Padres clubhouse Tuesday morning. His signing came with the endorsement of Yu Darvish. The first of at least three times A.J. Preller checked in with Darvish regarding ...

Sasaki is said to idolize Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who paved a path for Japanese starting pitchers in the big leagues. Sasaki is said to not care much about market size, but is ...

The San Diego Padres made a somewhat move Monday that garnered controversy over how pitcher Yu Darvish might have felt about it. That move, apparently, was sanctioned by Darvish himself.

One of the veteran anchors in the pitching room, Yu Darvish, recently spoke on his baseball mortality and what it could mean for the near future. Darvish will be 39 in August, and is currently ...

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish offered his feeling about Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki after the young pitcher signed with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki's final choice for the 2025 ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish speaks to reporters after practice at the team's spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2025. (Kyodo) PEORIA, Arizona (Kyodo) -- San Diego Padres right ...

Darvish, the 38-year-old childhood idol of Ohtani, gave up an early home run to Kike Hernandez, then set down 14 in a row. Teoscar Hernandez’s homer chased Darvish in the seventh and made it 2-0.