SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Yu Darvish will make his second straight Opening Day begin for the San Diego Padres after they go to the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 7.
New supervisor Bob Melvin made the choice to go along with the right-handed Darvish, who was 8-11 final season with a 4.22 ERA. His late-season fade in 2021 mirrored the remainder of the Padres, who spent some huge cash throughout the offseason, began the season with excessive hopes however ended with a disappointing 79-83 file, far behind the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 35-year-old Darvish hopes to return to his 2020 kind, when he was 8-3 with a 2.01 ERA and completed second within the NL Cy Younger Award voting. He is had a superb begin to the spring, hanging out 10 batters over seven innings whereas giving up only one earned run within the Cactus League.
The five-time All-Star additionally began on Opening Day for the Texas Rangers in 2017.
