The day after tomorrow, 40 Darvish suspends all pitching due to accumulated fatigue. There are still four years and 97 billion won left

Mar 18, 2025

The day after tomorrow, 40 Darvish suspends all pitching due to accumulated fatigue. There are still four years and 97 billion won left
San Diego Padres Darvish Yu drinks during training. AP Yonhap News



The day after tomorrow, 40 Darvish suspends all pitching due to accumulated fatigue. There are still four years and 97 billion won left
Darvish has 110 major league wins. AFP Yonhap News
Looking at 40, I can feel the limit now. San Diego Padres Japanese pitcher Darvish Yu has stopped pitching. He is expected to skip his first appearance of the season.

San Diego coach Mike Shildt said in an interview with local media in Peoria, Arizona, where spring training is taking place on the 18th (Korea time) that `Darbitshu is a general fatigue symptom. I'll see how much time I need to rest and think about the injured list (IL)" he said.

As a result, Darvish is likely to postpone his first appearance this season. Darvish is expected to start the season as a third starter after Michael King and Dylan Sheese. The starting pitcher for the opening game against the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park on the 28th is King.




"We are looking at Darvish's condition," Silt said. I think I need to reschedule"I've been in good condition so far, and I've been pitching in four innings, raising the number of pitches. We must take wise steps in light of the long season."

The day after tomorrow, 40 Darvish suspends all pitching due to accumulated fatigue. There are still four years and 97 billion won left
San Diego Padres Darvish Yu. AP Yonhap News
Darvish started the opening game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 20 last year. At that time, he gave up two hits and three walks in three ⅔ innings and allowed one run.

This season, the accumulation of fatigue according to age may be hampered, and the first appearance may be delayed. Darvish was born in April 1986 and is 39 years old this year. He signed an extension contract for six years and $108 million ahead of the 2023 season, and this is his third season, with an annual salary of $21 million. San Diego has to pay $67 million (about 97 billion won) to Darvish for four years until 2028, including this season.




At the moment, we don't know how much Darvish will have to rest. If the rotation is pushed back by changing the order of play, San Diego has no reason to select five starters by April 1. However, if Darvish's injury is prolonged, the starting pitcher must be strengthened.

Darvish took the mound twice in this spring training, gave up six hits and three walks in six ⅔ innings, struck out seven, and allowed three runs with a 4.05 ERA and WHIP of 1.35.

In the game against the Kansas City Royals on the 14th, he pitched 54 pitches in four innings, raising his condition to a normal level with two hits, two walks, four strikeouts, and one run.




Darvish was away frequently last year, including elbow, groin, and neck injuries, but recorded 7-3 losses with a 3.31 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 17 games. In the NLCS against the Dodgers, he pitched well with a 1-1 record and a 1.98 ERA by allowing six hits and three runs in 13 ⅔ innings in two games.

Coincidentally, injuries have been frequent since 2023, the first season of the extension contract. Darvish, who made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2012, has 110 wins and 88 losses, a 3.58 ERA, 2007 strikeouts, and 1706 innings for the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.