San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish made his season debut on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks ( GameTracker ). Darvish, 38, had been sidelined by right elbow inflammation.

San Diego Padres All-Star right-handed starting pitcher Yu Darvish comments on his season debut following his elbow injury.

They pointed to what he did at the end of last season after missing more than three months with an elbow ailment and then a personal matter. Darvish posted a 2.78 ERA over his final four regular season starts and then allowed the Dodgers three runs in 13⅔ innings in his two starts in the National League Division Series.