When Yu Darvish walked off the Wrigley Field mound after allowing a pair of early runs to the Chicago Cubs in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Oct. 2, nobody saw it as the end of the road for the big right-hander.
But after undergoing UCL surgery to address an elbow issue that plagued him all season long, Darvish isn't sure if he'll throw another pitch, saying he would return if he felt he could take the ball and compete in 2027, which would be his age-40 season.
“I’m not necessarily thinking about really pitching, as I go through this rehab process right now,” Darvish said through an interpreter.