The Padres retained some depth on their pitching staff Monday, signing left-hander Kyle Hart to a one-year contract with a team option for 2027.

Hart, who will turn 33 on Sunday, pitched in 20 games for the Padres last season, making six starts.

Terms of the new deal were not immediately known. After spending the previous season pitching in Korea, Hart signed a one-year deal with the Padres in February that paid him $1 million in 2025 and had a $5 million option for this season, which the Padres declined.

Hart began the season in the rotation but was optioned in late April after posting a 6.00 ERA over 21 innings in his five starts. He was recalled and allowed five runs in 4⅔ innings in a May 28 start and was returned to Triple-A. He held the Rockies to one hit in six scoreless innings

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