Fantasy baseball: Bank on Juan Soto, Manny Machado and (a healthy) Fernando Tatis Jr. in your league When the San Diego Union-Tribune hired me in 2008, Petco Park was a fantasy wasteland. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023
Yu Darvish returns, acknowledges 'concern' regarding preparation PEORIA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish returned from his time serving as the elder statesman and pitcher for a baseball team that made its country proud. He hugged his teammates, acknowledging to some that he was tired. He showed a few his gold medal. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023
Dylan Hernandez: Shohei Ohtani's WBC dominance proves he must leave the Angels LOS ANGELES — This isn't just about what's best for Shohei Ohtani anymore. This is about what's best for baseball. Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023
So Much for America’s Pastime. The Heart of Baseball Is in Japan Now. A full-strength roster, rabid support from fans, and players who were willing to push their bodies to the limit combined for a deserving WBC champion. Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2023
Japan shuts down Team USA bats to claim third World Baseball Classic championship MIAMI — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa felt confident in his team’s lineup no matter who would throw for Japan on Tuesday night. Miami Herald · Mar 22, 2023
'We see who Shohei is.' How Shohei Ohtani and Japan advanced to WBC semifinals. Shohei Ohtani made his presence known when he struck out the first batter of Japan's 9-3 win over Italy in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game Thursday, but that wasn't his most exciting strikeout of his outing. Los Angeles Times · Mar 16, 2023
How Adbert Alzolay has influenced Cubs No. 7 prospect Ben Brown Over the past few years, Alzolay transitioned from being the young up-and-comer to a source of advice for the next wave of Cubs pitching. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023
Hometown hero Joe Musgrove prizes his role on Padres The hometown hero is here. Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About the World Baseball Classic Rosters Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport… Sports Illustrated · Feb 10, 2023
Padres Bet Big on Yu Darvish’s Unique Tools to Age Gracefully San Diego signed Darvish to an extension that runs until he turns 42, speaking to their extreme win-now mentality and his remarkable ability to reinvent himself. Sports Illustrated · Feb 9, 2023
Padres, Yu Darvish agree to six-year, $108 million extension SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish, at 36 years old, penned arguably the best season of his career. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Reports: Padres, Yu Darvish Agree to Six-Year Contract Extension The 36-year-old was set to become a free agent after the 2023 season. Sports Illustrated · Feb 9, 2023
Yu Darvish agrees to new deal with Padres The new contract guarantees him an additional $90 million. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023
This Year in Home Run Reactions: A Study in the Human Condition Dramatic dingers tell us something about baseball. The pitchers reveal something about frustration, pain and apathy. Sports Illustrated · Dec 28, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022 Mets agree to 5-year, $75M contract with Japanese righty Kodai Senga The Mets continued their holiday spending spree Saturday night with the signing of Japanese star Kodai Senga. The right-handed fireballer reportedly agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract to come stateside and take his infamous forkball to Queens.
Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022 Padres begin a different kind of offseason looking for starting pitching Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller and his staff are here to find out what is possible.
Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022 Tom Krasovic: Creative Yu Darvish gave Padres a 2022 worth remembering SAN DIEGO — You can't find a World Series trophy in the Padres' display case, but an artist's paint brush, cast in gold, would be appropriate, in honor of three select Padres greats — each one homegrown — who dominated with flair and unorthodox brilliance that made them more interesting.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022 Bill Plaschke: Lovable Astros? They'll always be the team that cheated the Dodgers out of the World Series title. Those suddenly lovable Houston Astros have become the universally respected favorites to win the upcoming World Series.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 23, 2022 Bryce Harper’s homer lifts Phillies past Padres and on to the World Series PHILADELPHIA — As Bryce Harper stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Sunday, a runner on base and the Phillies trailing by one run, Rhys Hoskins stood in the dugout and swayed, arms behind his back, occasionally bobbing up and down on his tiptoes, a 240-pound mass of nervous…
Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022 The Padres’ Goose Is Almost Cooked as Chaos Strikes the NLCS They have thrived on a chaotic, spirited energy this postseason. The Phillies are beating them at their own game.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 22, 2022 Polling Place: Which ex-Cub would you be happiest to see win the World Series? Did voters pick the Astros’ Dusty Baker, the Padres’ Yu Darvish, the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber or the Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo?
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 19, 2022 This angle of Yu Darvish’s ridiculous 82 mph slider shows you just how hard it is to hit a baseball The movement on this pitch was just silly.
Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022 Padres held to one hit, lose Game 1 of NLCS to Phillies SAN DIEGO — It was history simply by taking place.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2022 Kyle Schwarber Crushes Hardest-Hit Postseason HR on Record Oh, he got all of that one.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2022 NL Championship Series Predictions: Expert Picks for Padres-Phillies Which team will advance from the National League to compete in the World Series? Our MLB writers make their picks.