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The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The barking began in his lower back. By the time Yu Darvish walked off Petco Park’s mound July 8, the discomfort had spread to his hip, ultimately forcing him to the injured list. He missed another two weeks last month with that balky back. The 35-year-old Padres right-hander insists all’s well now. His mechanics, however, remain a work in progress as he tries to iron out the inefficiencies that crept into his delivery over the last two months. It’s a process, Darvish admits, one that only adds to his appreciation as he observes all that Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani is doing between his s…