Yu Darvish - Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Yu Darvish didn’t spend much time with the Cubs, but he left a mark on this city.
When the Chicago Cubs originally acquired Yu Darvish, I was excited. I always admired him from afar as one of the most interesting and talented players to come over from Japan and that includes players like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani. I remember him demolishing the Cubs in the 2017 NLCS against the Dodgers and wishing Theo Epstein would bring him into the fold that offseason.
Needless to say, things didn’t go quite as planned.