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Yu Darvish: Chicago Cubs finalizing trade of ace pitcher to San Diego Padres
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Padres trading for Yu Darvish, signing Ha-seong Kim
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Padres acquire Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Ha-Seong Kim - Los Angeles Times
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Yu Darvish tosses 6 scoreless innings vs. Rangers
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