Yu Darvish was so serious about staying in shape during baseball’s shutdown, even going so far as to invent a new pitch, but that doesn’t mean he was supremely confident about rejoining the Cubs once the season got started again. As he told members of the media during his availability on Sunday, he was perfectly willing to opt out if he felt his teammates weren’t taking safety protocols seriously.
“I came here to make sure everybody was doing the right thing,” Yu Darvish admitted. “And then I had it in my mind that, if they’re not, I was ready to go home.