San Diego Padres right-hander Darvish Yu will leave the team.
San Diego coach Mike Shildt said in an interview with local media such as "97.3 The Fan" ahead of the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 7th (Korea Standard Time), "I will be away from the team for a while." According to him, Darvish will be away from the team for the time being "to deal with family-related personal issues." While away from the team, he is put on the Restricted List. If he is placed on the restricted list, he will be excluded from the 40-member list and will not receive a salary. There is no time limit for a limited roster. "There is no fixed time," Shildt said, adding that the timing of his return is undecided. Darvish, who is in the second year of a six-year, $108 million contract, is 4-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 561/3 innings in 11 games this season. He recently left due to a groin muscle injury and even played in rehabilitation, but had stopped playing in rehabilitation due to elbow problems. "There is no problem with Darvish's physical condition at the moment," Shildt added. As it is a matter of personal privacy, he did not disclose why he was leaving the team. "The most important thing is to make him feel loved and supported as a member of the Padres family," Schildt said instead, adding that now is the time to support him.