Details of Kyle Hart's $1.5 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres: 2025 base salary: $1 million 2026 club option: $5 million (or $500,000 buyout) 2026 escalator: salary increases for games started in 2025: $250,

Left-hander Kyle Hart has signed a one-year contact with the Padres after one season in the Korean Baseball Organization.

The Padres announced the signing of the 32-year-old Kyle Hart to a deal for this season that includes a club option for 2026.

The San Diego Padres signed left-handed pitcher Kyle Hart, the reigning winner of the Korea Baseball Organization's version of the Cy Young Award, through the 2025 season, the team announced Thursday.

The Padres signed left-hander Kyle Hart on the heels of a breakout in the Korea Baseball Organization. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The San Diego Padres bought into the arms race in the National League West by signing right-hander Nick Pivetta to a four-year deal and adding free agent Kyle Hart.

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