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. Per @OptaSTATS: Yu Darvish is expected to make his season debut today,

Se siente bien estar de vuelta”, dijo después. “Sabes, un poco nervioso por volver, pero definitivamente es bueno estar de vuelta”.

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.