San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish is set to make baseball history for Japanese players on Monday night when he returns from a season-long injury. Yu Darvish is expected to make his season debut today, which would mark his 13th MLB season with at least one pitch thrown.

The Padres' beleaguered rotation is set to add Yu Darvish on Monday, as he'll be activated from the IL after recovering from elbow inflammation.

Yu Darvish is ready to make his season debut on the mound for the Padres after returning from an elbow injury.