Darvish declined to collect any money because of the promise that he had made to Peter Seidler and A.J. when he signed his contract. He just didn’t feel it was right to collect the money if he wasn’t fully committed to the rehab and coming back. That’s why he placed himself on the restricted list.
August 25, 2024
K
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Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Media Group confirmed that Preller offered to allow Darvish, the owner of a $108 million contract, to remain on the injured list and continue being paid when Darvish took an indefinite leave of absence to tend to a private family matter. Darvish instead made a potentially unprecedented decision to go on the restricted list. Then, for 48 days, he did not collect a salary or major-league service time, saving the Padres about $4 million in the process.
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Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Media Group confirmed that Preller offered to allow Darvish, the owner of a $108 million contract, to remain on the injured list and continue being paid when Darvish took an indefinite leave of absence to tend to a private family matter. Darvish instead made a potentially unprecedented decision to go on the restricted list. Then, for 48 days, he did not collect a salary or major-league service time, saving the Padres about $4 million in the process.
[Lin – The Athletic](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5721580/2024/08/24/yu-darvish-agent-praises-a-j-preller/)
What an absolute class act. Reps Ben and Woods every chance he gets too.
👑 King shit. 👑
Darvish is a great player, but an even better human.