Yu Darvish has been known for his large selection of pitches. He said he was using quite a few of them on Saturday:
“[Four-seam] fastball, cutter, hard cutter, slider, knuckle-curveball, two-seam [fastball],” Darvish said with a smile. “Yeah, six pitches.
“Just playing baseball. This is [my] first game, so I have to make sure my routine is right. That’s it.”
I think Darvish is primed for a huge year, continuing the dominance he had in the second half of 2019.
Also: Regular-season games will be played THIS MONTH!