Hart dominated in South Korea last year for the NC Dinos and ended up with the Choi Dong-won Award - the KBO equivalent of the MLB's Cy Young award - after leading the league with 182 strikeouts,
Hart went 13-3 with a 2.69 ERA across 26 starts while giving up just 38 walks in 157 innings.
The 32-year-old veteran was a journeyman minor league pitcher for seven years and only saw a few games in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox in 2020 - the COVID year.
Now, he's getting another shot at the big times with a Padres' team constantly being in the spotlight regarding trade rumors regarding starting pitchers Dylan Cease and Michael King.
Hart will be a nice lefty piece to the back of the Padres rotation this upcoming season if his success from South Korea translates over.