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Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish expresses COVID-19 playing concerns | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Writer Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish now has concerns about playing baseball due to COVID-19. According to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com, the decision to participate in an abbreviated season amid the coronavirus pandemic was not an easy one for the Cubs pitcher. Bastian also mentioned that Darvish has young children […]

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