Yu Darvish started on a rehab assignment with El Paso, throwing four innings and 51 pitches of the 65 he was working up to.

Padres veteran needs just 51 pitches to get through four innings in first rehab start; team hints he may not need many ...

Pitching at Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, Darvish went four innings. He's been out all season with right elbow inflammation.

Yu Darvish is on his way back -- sooner rather than later, it seems. Darvish began a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso ...

A five-time all-star, Yu Darvis is returning from a stint on the injured list with a start Wednesday night for the Chihuuhuas ...

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish began the season on the injured list with elbow inflammation, but is set to take a ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish may return to pitching for the Padres after just one rehab start with Triple-A ...

Yu Darvish (elbow) threw a bullpen before batting practice, a precursor to potentially starting a rehab assignment on ...

Yu Darvish impressed in his rehab start for El Paso, signaling a quick return to the Padres amid his elbow injury recovery.

The 38-year-old, who still has three seasons remaining on his $108 million contract, is scheduled to increase his workload as he looks to return from an injury.

The Padres veteran is making solid progress in his recovery from elbow inflammation. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.