Yu Darvish may have thrown the final pitch of his career in his playoff outing against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, but for those of us watching or listening on the radio, we had no idea. News broke
following the conclusion of the season that Darvish had elbow surgery. The 39-year-old right-hander miss all of the 2026 season while rehabbing. Darvish stated in a recent interview with reporters that his focus is on the rehab process and not necessarily on pitching. His future with the Padres and in MLB seems to be up in the air and only time will tell if he can get back on the mound. Gaslamp Ball asked the Friar Faithful if they think Darvish will return to the mound for San Diego? Results of the poll will be released later in the week.
Padres News:
- San Diego made it official with the team release of the 2026 Padres coaching staff. Craig Stammen will have plenty of help as he navigates through his first season as an MLB manager.
- Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune takes an in-depth look at a new roster addition with his latest story on reliever Ty Adcock.
Baseball News:
- Free agent shortstop Bo Bichette has started to inform teams that he would be willing to play second base. This should open his services up to more teams, which should result in more offers for his services.
- The New York Mets added to their bullpen on the free agent market, signing Luke Weaver to a two-year deal.
- Munetaka Murakami has to sign with an MLB club prior to Monday at 2 p.m. PST. The free agent from Japan has had many rumored suitors, but the contract years and money offered are relatively unknown, but a decision should come soon.
- Free agent reliever Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a two-year deal.
- Three pitchers agreed to play for the United States in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Joe Ryan of the Minnesota Twins and Nolan McLean and Clay Holmes of the New York Mets will join Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes on the roster.
- The Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays made a trade. Justin Bruihl is going to Cleveland from Toronto for cash. The Guardians also DFA’d outfielder Jhonkensy Noel.
- In a similar move the San Francisco Giants DFA’d Joey Wiemer.
