Yuli Gurriel and Yu Darvish forever will be linked. Now, they're teammates in San Diego. Gurriel was suspended five games after the 2017 World Series for celebrating a Game 3 home run off the Dodgers' Darvish by using his fingers to slant his eyes in the dugout and appearing to say the the Spanish word "Chinito,

His signing came with the endorsement of Yu Darvish. The first of at least three times A.J. Preller checked in with Darvish regarding Gurriel was in December. The Padres president of baseball operations wanted to make sure Darvish, arguably the player he respects the most in his career, did not have a problem with adding Gurriel.

Almost a decade after their ugly interaction in the World Series, Yu Darvish signed off on the Padres signing Yuli Gurriel.

Yu Darvish recently remained steadfast with his emotions as the team has recently signed his arch rival Yuli Gurriel.

The recent signing of Yuli Gurriel to a minor league deal by the Padres raised some eyebrows — and not just because the club was adding another potential offensive weapon.

After a controversial moment between Gurriel and Darvish in the past, the two meet again, this time on the same team.