his major league debut on May 23, pinch-hitting for Rubén Rivera and striking out in the ninth inning of a 6–2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Starting in right field against the Arizona Diamondbacks the following day, he got his first major league hit, a single against Andy Benes in a 6–5 loss. Facing the Oakland Athletics in an interleague game on June 8, he hit his first major league home run, a solo affair against Tim Hudson as the Padres won 5–3. After making seven starts for San Diego in right field and batting .226, he was sent back to Las Vegas on June 13 when Tony Gwynn came off the disabled list. In 100 PCL games, he batted .298 with 57 runs scored, 114 hits, 10 home runs, 62 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts. The Padres again called him up in September, and he was used as a defensive replacement in right field for much of the final month of the major league season. In 25 games for San Diego, Darr batted .271 with 6 runs scored, 13 hits, 2 home runs, and 3 RBI. After the year, he was again named the Padres' Minor League Player of the Year. In 2000, Darr fell to seventh in the Baseball America ranking of San Diego's Top 10 prospects. He played in five games in April 2000 for the Padres but spent most of the season's first four months with Las Vegas. In 91 games for Las Vegas, he batted .344 with 79 runs scored, 126 hits, 9 home runs, 65 RBI, and 13 stolen bases in 22 tries. He was recalled by San Diego after the July 31 trade deadline, as the Padres dealt Al Martin, creating a vacancy in the outfield. Darr started in right field for the Padres for the rest of the year. In his first game back, on August 1, he hit a two-run home run against Robert Person in San Diego's 10–9 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. On September 11, he stole home in a 7–2 win over the Colorado Rockies. Darr played 58 games for the Padres in his second major league season, batting .268 with 21 runs scored, 55 hits, 1 home run, 30 RBI, and 9 stolen bases in 10 attempts. Full major league season (2001) In 2001, Darr was an Opening Day starter for the first time