Yu Darvish appears to be putting on his recruiting pants with baseball now officially back in session.
The San Diego Padres pitcher posed for a picture this week with outfielder Seiya Suzuki, one of the top remaining free agents on the board. In his Twitter caption, Darvish wrote, “New Padre?” with a playful emoji.
New Padre? pic.twitter.com/osG8W9SlIW
—(Yu Darvish) (@faridyu) March 12, 2022
Like Darvish, Suzuki is from Japan. Suzuki, 27, was recently posted by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, making him available to sign with all 30 MLB teams. He is an intriguing talent as a three-time Gold Glove winner in the outfield and a five-time Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star. Suzuki also won a Central league batting title last season with his .317 average.
We have a feeling that Darvish is being serious about recruiting Suzuki too. After all, Darvish once had to learn the hard way that joking about this kind of stuff does not always go over well.
Photo: Jun 11, 2021; New York City, New York, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) runs in from the outfield after batting practice before a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
