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• Darvish Could Aid Cubs’ Recruit of Sasaki, Plus Some Trade Targets for Hoyer to Track
The Cubs could use another assist from Yu Darvish and a couple of helpers from Shōta Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. Now that Rōki Sasaki is being posted, Tommy Hottovy and Jed Hoyer might want to enlist the services of Darvish once again. The former Cub has a warm relationship with Chicago’s front office and pitching … The post Darvish Could Aid Cubs’ Recruit of Sasaki, Pl...2024
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come to MLB next year, he’ll sign with the Dodgers. Or if not, perhaps the Padres. This posting isn’t likely to happen for a few weeks, becaus...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres in sweepstakes for Roki Sasaki

Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, November 11, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres bring back pitching coach Niebla on multiyear deal (source) (MLB.com) Why wait? Here are our first 2025 Power Rankings (MLB.com) Top prospect prospect Salas among Fall Stars Game top performers (MLB.com) Japanese star Roki Sasaki to...2024
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• Mets Game 3 Starter Believes He Has Blueprint for Slowing Down Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani

The New York Mets have confidence entering Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday in New York and are handing the ball to Luis Severino. Severino believes he has the blueprint for slowing down the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani. “For me, I would go to see how Yu Darvish pitched …...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Yu Darvish

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Darvish had an unpredictable year that ended too soon 2024 Regular Season Statistics 1.1 fWAR, 16 G, 81.2 IP, 3.31 ERA, 1.065 WHIP, 78 K, 22 BB, 12 HR, 3 HBP Baseball Savant Positives From This Season When the Padres needed Yu Darvish to step up against the Dodgers in the NLDS, he did that. The veteran right-hander threw 7 innings, allowin...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill named to All-Rookie Team

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, October 16, 2024. San Diego Padres News Tom Krasovic: What does it take to win a pennant? Padres leaned on unlikely heroes in 1984, 1998 (San Diego Union-Tribune) Tom Krasovic: Padres’ Yu Darvish showed he’s a Mr. October, painting in many hues (San Diego Union-Tribune) Wi...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Yu Darvish
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching

Manny Machado leads a team meeting after the Padres get into it with Dodgers fans in Game 2 of the NLDS | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Some thoughts on egregious takes in The Athletic The tsk tsking came early and frequently after the Padres put the screws to the Dodgers on Tuesday night. They evened up the five-game series with one win apiece at Chavez Ravine clubbin...2024
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK No team has more Top 100 prospects than the Cubs. MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22. Matt Shaw INF 34. Owen Caissie OF 42. Cade Horton RHP ...2024
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• Joe Musgrove to have Tommy John surgery

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Heartbreaking news for Joe and Padres fans Joe Musgrove is not just done for the season but he’s likely done for next season too. He’ll be having Tommy John surgery, according to Kevin Acee. It’s bad enough that he doesn’t think he can throw a ball. “I’m devastated about not being able to finish what we started,” an emotional Musgrove told the media. “B...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend

Kyle Schwarber should lead off for the Phillies for their third straight postseason | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images There’s a lot of David and Goliath in these matchups They don’t call it the Wild Card for nothing, folks. It’s’ already been a few ridiculous days of baseball. It started with the Mets bonkers comeback against Atlanta in the first game of a doubleheader to make the post...2024
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• Why the Padres have the advantage over the Dodgers

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Dodgers may still be the betting favorite but should they really be? Here are four reasons why the Padres have the advantage on-paper against the Dodgers heading into their NLDS matchup tomorrow night in Los Angeles. Bullpen San Diego has arguably the deepest bullpen in the league with a manager and pitching coach who’ve done a great job knowing wh...2024
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• Here are all the former Cubs still in the 2024 MLB postseason

Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos | Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images There aren’t as many as in some past years. I’ve written similar articles to this one in the past and there has generally been a good selection of former Cubs to root for in the MLB postseason. Not this year. The eight clubs remaining as we head to the Division Series round have a total of only ...2024
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• Padres sweep Braves to advance to NLDS

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Dodgers are waiting Two steps closer to a World Series title. The Padres swept the best of three Wild Card vs. the Braves to advance to the NLDS where the Dodgers wait for them. Game 1 is Saturday night so the guys have plenty of time to soak this moment in. Job’s not finished! #BeatLA pic.twitter.com/HW32pn1g1C— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) O...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2

Rick Sutcliffe’s greatest game? | Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The second-best Playoff game for the Cubs, ever, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plen...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• FanDuel: Are Yu Experienced
Happy Sunday DFSers, I hope you’ve had a fine weekend so far. I’m writing this article via hotel wifi, which is always an adventure. We’re finally getting in a vacation to visit some family for the first time in a year plus. Yesterday resulted in some DFS green screens as we drove down I-95 and I’m looking to add onto that vacation mojo today with a full Sunday slate. Today it looks like we’re...2021
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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2024
"Javier Assad will start for the Cubs and old friend Yu Darvish will start for San Diego."

2023
"The Padres and right-hander Yu Darvish are in agreement on a six-year extension that’ll run through the 2028 season, AJ Cassavell and Mark Feinsand of MLB."

2022
"First, it was the trade that sent 2020 NL Cy Young runner-up Yu Darvish to the Padres for what felt like a bunch of teenagers who amounted to little more […] Cubs now boast a top 10 farm system in all of baseball - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Fan Community"

2021
"Yu Darvish, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Craig Kimbrel and more."

2020
"Yu Darvish, who was shelled in Games 3 and 7 of the 2017 World Series while with the Dodgers, says the Astros should be stripped of their title and that players on the team shouldn't be talking right now."

2019
"After a bounce-back showing in the second half of the 2019 season, right-hander Yu Darvish could emerge as a winter trade chip for the Cubs."

2018
"The Chicago Cubs and free-agent ace pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six-year, $126 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

2017
"With Cody Bellinger driving in runs and Yu Darvish and the bullpen preventing them, the Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field to reach the NL Championship Series for the second consecutive year."

2016
"Yu Darvish struck out seven and allowed one run through five innings in his first start back from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, and Adrian Beltre passed a milestone RBI mark, as the Rangers beat the Pirates, 5-2, Saturday night at Globe Life Park."

2015
"Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish underwent an MRI on Friday, which revealed that he has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow."

2014
" Crasnick also tweeted that Peavy has a higher quality-start percentage (six innings, three earned runs or less) than a few high-profile starters: Peavy certainly isn't going to be Jon Lester or Yu Darvish moving forward, but this isn't some washed-up pitcher merely holding on to past glory."

• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres in sweepstakes for Roki Sasaki
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Yu Darvish
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• A jaw dropping end to a memorable Padres season

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images A Padres offense that had exploded earlier in the series was shut down for the last two games of the NLDS We’re going to remember all the special moments from the Padres 2024 season but this ending is going to sting for a while. Up 2-1 in the series with an opportunity to clinch at home. Going 24 consecutive innings without scoring? If you would’ve tol...2024
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• Why the Padres have the advantage over the Dodgers
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves draw one of the best teams in baseball in the first round. There’s no rest for the wicked, no rest for the weary, and no rest for a team that had to play a hurricane-induced doubleheader to clinch a playoff spot in Game 162. About 24 hours after their brief celebration, the Braves will start fighting for their postseason...2024
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Braves came away with a big day on Friday, setting themselves in prime position for the playoffs The Atlanta Braves couldn’t have asked for a better day on Friday, getting a huge win over the Royals while taking a huge leap in the standings thanks to losses from the Mets and Diamondbacks. The Braves hold the tiebreaker over both squads, putting them i...2024
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• Padres clinch home field in Wild Card series

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Postseason baseball is back at Petco next week! The Padres needed a win tonight and Mets loss to clinch the four seed today and that’s exactly what happened. Milwaukee knocked off New York 8-4 and San Diego got out to an early lead they would never give up in Arizona. The Padres will be hosting a Wild Card series starting Tuesday at Petc...2024
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• Analyzing the Brewers’ potential wild card opponents

Allan Henry-Imagn Images With the Brewers currently sitting as the third seed in the NL, they’d take on the last wild card team in the field Coming off a big series win over the Diamondbacks and a series-opening win over the Phillies, the Brewers’ magic number now sits at two, meaning any combination of two Brewers wins and Cubs losses would clinch the NL Central division. After they surpa...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 16

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. RIP Ray Chapman. RIP Babe Ruth. RIP Bobby Thomson. Happy birthday to Justin Grimm and others. Plus Don Zimmer’s wedding, and the wind is blowing out. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric loo...2024
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star Rosters are announced

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The All-Star Game rosters were announced. That means we can all complain about who got left out. More as the trade deadline and draft approaches. Good morning. Just pretend I wrote something clever and inspirational up here. I did watch a movie over the weekend where there was a a big armored car robbery just outside of Wrigley Field. Unfortunately, it w...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Diego Padres

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers and Padres meet for the second time this season The Brewers finish up their weeklong West Coast road trip this weekend in San Diego. They’ll face the Padres, who have been hanging around the .500 mark. Even though they are at 38-40 so far this season, they are just a half-game back in the wild card race. Entering Wednesday’s games, they have a...2024
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Dylan Cease

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Cease’s first year in San Diego ended in a painful way 2024 Regular Season Statistics 4.8 fWAR, 33 G, 189.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.067 WHIP, 224 K, 65 BB, 18 HR, 2 HBP Baseball Savant Positives From This Season When the Padres acquired Dylan Cease, we knew we were getting a guy who was going to make his starts (33) and rack up some strikeout...2024
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• A jaw dropping end to a memorable Padres season
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• Padres sweep Braves to advance to NLDS
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 16
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• Source: Cubs land Darvish for $126M deal
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• LA sweep? Yu got it! Dodgers return to NLCS
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• Dodgers zap Greinke, sweep way into NLCS
With Cody Bellinger driving in runs and Yu Darvish and the bullpen preventing them, the Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field to reach the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World for the second consecutive year....2017
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• Yu quiets Cubs as LA takes 3-0 NLCS lead
Chris Taylor and Andre Ethier homered to back a gem from Yu Darvish Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as the Dodgers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
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• Holy ow! Wrigley rout for LA; sweep tonight?
Chris Taylor and Andre Ethier homered to back a gem from Yu Darvish Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as the Dodgers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended for five games during the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Minute to win it! Astros take WS lead at home
The Astros pounded Dodgers starter Yu Darvish on Friday night, tagging him with a career-short start of 1 2/3 innings, and they made an early four-run lead stand up to win Game 3 of the World Series, 5-3, and remain unbeaten at Minute Maid Park in the postseason....2017
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• Keller Goes The Distance
Mitch Keller, SP, Pirates Mitch Keller had his best start of the season by far on Monday, throwing a complete game while allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run. He struck out 5. He has had an extremely underwhelming season so far, sitting at a 4.41 ERA and a 44:16 K:BB in 49 innings even after this great start. He flashed ace upside multiple times last year and was one of the best pitchers in the leag...2024
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• Preseason Prep (and the Opener in Seoul) - March 21, 2024
Seoul Series Yu Darvish, SD Darvish lasted just 3.2 in his opening start against the Dodgers in Seoul, allowing 1 unearned run on 2 hits and 3 BB's, while recording 3 K's. While he was able to keep his ERA clean, it wasn't exactly a stellar performance as he threw only 42 of 72 pitches for strikes (58%) and only got 5 swinging strikes. At the same time, he was facing one of the best offenses in ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024
Injury News Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley is dealing with a strained pec but is considered day-to-day. This is an injury worth watching because it could mean a couple of days off from throwing or it could turn into a multi-week injury. Either way, he is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The Rays are going to be cautious with their young right-hander. Bradley has much appe...2024
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• How these three teams can help you make late fantasy baseball push

There’s not much time left in the season, which means, if you’re still alive, you have to do whatever you can to gain an edge. If that means picking up a red-hot bat, like Brandon Belt and dropping an ice-cold Yu Darvish or Kyle Hendricks, so be it. You could also trying playing the matchups.......2021
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• How Yu Darvish's move to Cubs affects his fantasy value
Yu Darvish signed into a much more favorable situation when he came to terms with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. But how much does the move affect Darvish's fantasy value? Tristan H. Cockroft explores how the move might affect the right-hander....2018
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• Texas Rangers on Pace for Historic Failure
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• Dodgers silence Padres in Game 5 to reach NLCS
Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to the NLCS....2024
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• MLB Division Series Friday thread

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Can the Padres pull off the upset of the top-seeded Dodgers? The Yankees are in, the Royals are out and the Guardians and Tigers are headed to Game 5. After an outstanding regular season, Bobby Witt Jr.’s struggles in the postseason continued. Even though he singled and scored the only run for Kansas City in Thursday’s loss, he finished t...2024
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• Catching up on the MLB playoffs

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images We’ve been focused on the Royals, but there are other series out there. Royals fans have been hyper-focused on Kansas City’s run through the post-season, but now that it’s over, we can take a step back and catch up with the other series this October. The playoffs have been a hit, with dramatic games, big stars, and exciting matchups. The TV ratings are way up with...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres facing Dodgers in winner-take-all Game 5

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, October 11, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres-Dodgers NLDS Game 5 FAQ (8 ET/5 PT, FOX) (MLB.com) Padres vs. Dodgers storylines for winner-take-all Game 5 (MLB.com) Yamamoto vs. Darvish Game 5 matchup a postseason first for Japan (MLB.com) 5 key factors for Padres-Dodgers Game 5 (MLB...2024
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• Dodgers turn to Yamamoto against Darvish in G5
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday, pitching against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish in the first matchup of Japanese-born starting pitchers in MLB postseason history....2024
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• The Padres have turned this into a whole new series

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images With tonight’s Game 2 win, San Diego has home-field advantage the rest of the way It’s crazy what a difference 24 hours makes. Last night we were thinking about how much of a must-win game tonight was going to be and now, some Padres fans are probably thinking ‘we’ve got this series’. And I don’t blame you for thinking that way. If you somehow missed it, th...2024
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• NLDS Game 2: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yu Darvish takes the ball in prime time! San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, October 6, 2024, 5:03 p.m. PT Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA TV: FS1 Radio: 97.3 The Fan Time to bounce back. pic.twitter.com/hTdJy3obz5— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 6, 2024 Tonight’s NLDS Game 2 #Dodgers lineup vs. Padres: pic.twit...2024
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• MLB Division Series Day 2 game thread

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can teams even the series? Today is a National League-only slate in the MLB Postseason. The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers both won Game 1 of their series yesterday, so can the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres even the series? NLDS Game #1: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park; Philadelphia, PA) ...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres drop Game 1 to Dodgers in NLDS

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a tight loss last night and here’s all the Padres coverage from it San Diego Padres News Dodgers fight back to beat Padres in Game 1 of the NL Division Series (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres Daily: Penned in; going after Ohtani; intentional thinking (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres Notes: Yu Darvish, Shoh...2024
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• Hey, Fox-TV! Why won’t you show the pitch timer on postseason broadcasts?

Fox Sports They’re the only channel that refuses to do this. During Game 2 of the NL Division Series between the Padres and Dodgers, Padres righthander Yu Darvish committed a pitch timer violation. Here it is. It happened on a 1-2 pitch to Freddie Freeman in the first inning. Now, there was absolutely no doubt about what happened because you can hear plate umpire John Libka loudly yell “T...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Brewers welcome Friars for three games Coming off consecutive road series victories in Cincinnati and Baltimore, the Milwaukee Brewers (10-4) will return home on Monday to begin a series with the San Diego Padres (8-9, pending Sunday evening’s results). The Padres are in an interesting spot as a franchise. After consecutive years of shocking the baseball wor...2024
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• 2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of the regular season. While the NL Central may be wide open, there are no such delusions of grandeur to be had in the NL West. That means that it’s probably going to be another long season in Denver for the Colorado Rockies, who are very likely going to spend a...2024
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• Preseason Prep (and the Opener in Seoul) - March 21, 2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• Yu Darvish Generating Trade Interest
While Kris Bryant has been the focal point of most Cubs trade speculation this winter, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that right-hander Yu Darvish’s name “seems out there in trade talks,” though he cautions that it could be little more than a matter of due diligence as the Cubs keep an open mind. Heyman adds…...2020
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• Yu Darvish has hilarious anti-Astros shirt
Yu Darvish continues to have a pretty savage response to the fallout from the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Reporters spotted a t-shirt in front of the Chicago Cubs pitcher’s locker on Friday with a hilarious series of anti-Astros messages on it. Darvish lost twice in the 2017 World Series to the Astros, including in Game 7. He posted a 21.60 ERA in that series, and we now know there’s reason t...2020
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• Mike Trout on Astros players not being penalized: ‘It’s sad to see’
MLB players are speaking out at nearly every turn as it relates to the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. We’ve seen Chicago Cubs star Yu Darvish go after Astros players after it was deemed they stole signs during their championship season back in 2017. We’ve also seen Astros players push back against criticism while failing to really apologize for their misdeeds. The face of Major League Baseball,...2020
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