Game 3 of the National League Wild Card series saw a full-circle moment for the Chicago Cubs and Yu Darvish, with Darvish taking the mound for the Padres against the team that traded him after the 2020 season. The last time the Cubs were in an elimination game before that matchup against the Padres, Darvish was on the mound for the North Siders.
Darvish only lasted an inning against the Cubs last month, taking the loss while giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. As it turns out, that is going to be the last time Darvish takes the pitching mound in quite some time.