NORTH PORT, Fla. — Late Sunday afternoon, just as M.L.B. Commissioner Rob Manfred began his annual spring training news conference in Florida, the Chicago Cubs’ Yu Darvish sent a tweet from Arizona.
Earlier in the day, Darvish had wondered aloud why the Houston Astros got to keep their 2017 World Series title despite having cheated that season. A fan responded to that comment by tweeting a photo of the Commissioner’s Trophy in front of an Astros backdrop.
“Gorgeous trash can!” replied Darvish, who lost Games 3 and 7 of that World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers.