San Diego Padres fans have been watching Yu Darvish struggle with his health over the past two seasons, and they will not see him at all in 2026 after he had elbow surgery at the start of the offseason. Darvish spoke with members of the media during a recent Padres event at Ronald McDonald House in San Diego and his comments left some questions about him being able to finish the three years he has remaining on his contract. Gaslamp Ball asked readers if they expected to see Darvish return to the mound for San Diego and the overwhelming majority believe he will not. Clarity about his future with the Padres and in MLB should come as he progresses in his rehab following the surgery, but until that time, we can only speculate.
