The 38-year-old has been out since mid-March with elbow inflammation, and there has been little word on his recovery other than some videos of him throwing in the outfield before a game last week. Cassavell reports that Darvish’s “ramp-up has been a slow, steady progression, as he hadn’t fully built up in Spring Training when he was sidelined,” but he has started mixing in more breaking balls into his bullpens and “could progress to facing hitters at some point in the near future.” There are still a lot of unknowns here, but a return in the next month seems possible for the right-hander.

Darvish remains without a firm timetable to throw a bullpen session at this point. The 38-year-old veteran opened the regular season on the shelf with right elbow inflammation. There’s a chance he’s back before the end of May, but the clock is ticking.

The positive news here is that Darvish has already resumed throwing after being shut down last week with right elbow inflammation. The 38-year-old veteran doesn’t have a clear return timetable yet, but he should progress to throwing bullpen sessions and facing hitters in the near future, which would put him on track to return at some point before the end of May, if not sooner.

It’s an encouraging sign that Darvish has resumed throwing after being shut down last week with right elbow inflammation. The 38-year-old veteran doesn’t have a clear return timetable yet, but he should progress to throwing bullpen sessions and facing hitters in the near future, which would put him on track to return at some point before the end of May, if not sooner.