Darvish won't appear in a Cactus League contest until early March, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Training, MLB is rolling out its ABS (automated ball-strikes system), and Yu Darvish of the Padres isn't a fan.

His signing came with the endorsement of Yu Darvish. The first of at least three times A.J. Preller checked in with Darvish regarding Gurriel was in December. The Padres president of baseball operations wanted to make sure Darvish, arguably the player he respects the most in his career, did not have a problem with adding Gurriel.

In order for the San Diego Padres to sign Yuli Gurriel, they needed permission from Yu Darvish. Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller reportedly

Almost a decade after their ugly interaction in the World Series, Yu Darvish signed off on the Padres signing Yuli Gurriel.

The San Diego Padres made a somewhat move Monday that garnered controversy over how pitcher Yu Darvish might have felt about it. That move, apparently, was sanctioned by Darvish himself.

Yuli Gurriel and Yu Darvish forever will be linked. Now, they're teammates in San Diego. Gurriel was suspended five games after the 2017 World Series for celebrating a Game 3 home run off the Dodgers' Darvish by using his fingers to slant his eyes in the dugout and appearing to say the the Spanish word "Chinito,

Yu Darvish and Yuli Gurriel spoke for first time since 2017 World Series incident; minor leaguer Ryan Bergert will face Mariners on Friday

Yu Darvish recently remained steadfast with his emotions as the team has recently signed his arch rival Yuli Gurriel.

The San Diego Padres have a rotation that can help the club get back to the postseason. Their current starting rotation, featuring Dylan Cease, Michael King, Yu Darvish and now Nick Pivetta ...

The San Diego Padres made a somewhat move Monday that garnered controversy over how pitcher Yu Darvish might have felt about it. That move, apparently, was sanctioned by Darvish himself.