His signing came with the endorsement of Yu Darvish. The first of at least three times A.J. Preller checked in with Darvish ...

While the Padres have their sights set on other players now that the Sasaki sweepstakes has come to a close, veteran pitcher Yu Darvish isn't holding any grudges toward the 23-year-old.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers have long been linked to 23-year-old Japanese starting ... Sasaki is said to idolize Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who paved a path for Japanese starting ...

Before Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres were among the frontrunners for his signature. The veteran pitcher is well-known as a mentor and ...

Padres GM A.J. Preller chats with pitcher Yu Darvish before their game against the Mets at Petco Park on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune) ...

In fact, the only major league signing to show this offseason came in the form ... In addition to playing with Sasaki on team Japan in 2023's WBC, Yu Darvish was also said to have had a 'godfather ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish speaks to reporters ... time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and another of Darvish's Samurai Japan teammates, 23-year-old pitching phenom Roki Sasaki, who chose ...

If their two top high-leverage starters are gone, a lot of the onus will fall on Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish, both pitchers who have a lot of veteran experience but are ageing. Passan said (31:01 ...

In an epic showdown, Yu Darvish uses an ex ... been a great friend of Nick for a long time," Darvish expressed. "So it was more of kind of to show Nick respect to do that." The Japanese pitcher's ...