Chicago Cubs: Yu Darvish is going to start–for now

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The Chicago Cubs’ Yu Darvish was the most prominent proponent on social media, but he’s going to play. For now. Is he going to play to 60-games?

The Chicago Cubs’ Yu Darvish is going to play. Interesting how you can express concern over the coronavirus when the first case of death hadn’t been reported in the U.S., and before MLB shut the sport down in March–yet you play? He looked like a candidate to opt-out of a shortened season, but he didn’t.

The Diamondbacks’ Mike Leake became the first player to opt-out. The Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross opted out, plus the Rockies’ Ian Desmond. More will come in this pandemic. The Cubs’ Jon…