Yu Darvish, a pitcher who traded from the Cubs to Padres from the Major League Baseball, met and said, "I'm really looking forward to joining one of the best teams."
Pitcher Darvish has decided to transfer from the Cubs to the Padres in a large trade with seven people, and held an online press conference on the 31st.
Darvish said he was "really surprised" about the transfer and said, "Padres is one of the best teams in the major leagues right now, so I'm really looking forward to joining. I wonder if my strength will work this season as well. I wanted to play against him, "he said with a positive view of the trade.
He said, "I have a lot of pitchers who are better than me, so I think I can study a lot. I think there are many things that I can think of when I see the bullpen, so I'm looking forward to it in that sense as well."
On the other hand, regarding the Cubs who belonged to the Cubs for three years, he said, "I was injured and I was really supported by the people around me for three years. I usually cry a lot, but I cried a lot after the transfer was decided." There was a scene to show.
The Padres have made their way into the playoffs for the first time in 14 years this season, with the addition of Darvish and Blake Snell, who won the Cy Young Award from Raise.
The uniform number in Padres is "11", which was also used in Cubs and Nippon Professional Baseball.