Since he’s been the best pitcher in baseball this year outside of Cleveland Indians pop-up ace Shane Bieber, it was a pretty good guess that Yu Darvish was in line for some honors.
Think about where Darvish was in 2018 and in the first half of 2019. And now, just really enjoy this moment:
Your Pitchers of the Month:
AL: Shane Bieber, 4-0, 1.63 ERA, 38.2 IP, 57 Ks
NL: Yu Darvish, 5-0, 1.09 ERA, 33 IP, 40 Ks pic.twitter.com/SGcCtNccuB— MLB (@MLB) September 2, 2020
Congrats to @faridyu, the NL Pitcher of the Month! pic.twitter.com/cV9x8DUBpJ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 2, 2020