Today's Linkster #36 · MLB

Yu Darvish to Josh Donaldson

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, everyone playing the MLB Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Yu Darvish to Josh Donaldson in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through teams, but any shared college or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Yu Darvish (SP, 2016–2025) Teams: Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers.
  • Josh Donaldson (3B, 2016–2023) College: Auburn. Teams: Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.

Seasons 2016–2025. Teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

Nobody with an account finished this one on the day.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through teams alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Yu Darvish
  2. Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman
  3. Atlanta Braves Josh Donaldson

No other kind of link made it any shorter.