Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish on Friday joined a growing chorus of Major League Baseball stars expressing resentment about possibly being asked to work in unsafe conditions while the new coronavirus pandemic rages. "I think it's basically the same as treating MLB players like fighting ...
Cubs' Yu Darvish feels virus rhetoric behind rise in anti-Asian discrimination in U.S.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish expressed concern Friday about the rising incidence of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States amid the coronavirus crisis. In a YouTube video, the 33-year-old from Osaka Prefecture spoke of the fear felt by many Asians in the United States, where ...
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish missed his scheduled preseason start on Thursday and was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. But the 33-year-old right-hander said he has no fever and no flu after being tested by doctors following worries that began when Darvish developed a cough on ...
Yankees hire Rachel Balkovec as full-time minor league hitting coach
The New York Yankees named Rachel Balkovec as a full-time hitting coach in the minor leagues, The New York Times reported on Saturday, adding she is believed to be the first woman to hold such a position in pro baseball. The 32-year-old Balkovec previously worked ...
The Chicago Cubs said Sunday they have released pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who received a non-roster invitation to the club's spring training after signing a minor league contract over the winter. Tazawa can now enter into talks with any of the 30 MLB teams, including renegotiating ...
Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up
Chihiro Kaneko, as a 35-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, probably possesses a fair amount of wisdom he can impart on the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitchers younger than him. Even those who have already moved on. Former Fighters ace and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish ...
Cubs reliever Junichi Tazawa named non-roster invitee to spring training
Right-hander Junichi Tazawa, who has finalized a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs, is among the 27 non-roster players invited to major league spring training with the club, it was reported on MLB.com Wednesday. Tazawa, along with 13 other pitchers and 13 position players, ...
The Chicago Cubs have signed right-hander Junichi Tazawa to a minor-league contract, according to a Chicago Tribune report on Saturday. On its website, the Chicago Tribune said the Cubs reached an agreement with the 32-year-old, who went 1-1 with a 7.07 ERA in 31 games ...
Yu Darvish on track for rehab start after throwing second simulated game
The Chicago Cubs' Yu Darvish appears to be on track for a minor-league rehab start after throwing strongly in a simulated game Tuesday as the right-hander continues to work through injuries to his pitching arm. Darvish faced two Cubs batters and threw 55 pitches over ...
The Chicago Cubs have placed veteran right-hander Yu Darvish on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to May 23, the team announced on Friday. Darvish, who has been sidelined for more than two months due to right triceps tendinitis, has been transferred to make room on ...
