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The MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, and World Series contenders are looking to add. The Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres are among those teams, but could link up with each other. The Athletic’s Jom Bowden reported on Tuesday that a trade deadline move sending a pitcher from the Padres to […]

The San Diego Padres may be in the thick of the NL West playoff race, but reinforcements are coming — and one of them just spoke with authority. Michael King, who’s been sidelined since May 18th with a nerve impingement in his right shoulder, made it clear this week, he’s not waiting around for the […]

The San Diego Padres have not been the same without Michael King. The Padres’ ace pitcher suffered a shoulder injury against the Seattle Mariners on May 18 and has not pitched since. Dylan Cease has done his best to step up for San Diego manager Mike Shildt, but having King and Yu Darvish on the […]

San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King hasn’t stepped on the mound since late May, but he’s keeping a positive mindset as he works through recovery from a pinched nerve in his shoulder. This injury, which happened after an awkward night’s sleep before a scheduled game against Atlanta on May 24, has kept one of San […]

The San Diego Padres are about to face the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series at Petco Park. Ahead of the series, the Padres received an update on Opening Day starter Michael King. King was scratched ahead of his start against the Atlanta Braves this past Sunday. It had been rumored that he had slept […]

The San Diego Padres were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Saturday. Michael King was supposed to pitch in the game, but the Padres surprisingly scratched him right before the contest. So what led to King being scratched? “Manager Mike Shildt said after the game King woke up with some pain in his shoulder […]

The San Diego Padres will be without their ace on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. Michael King was scratched from his start, and manager Mike Shildt will hand the ball to Sean Reynolds to start the game. It is a tough spot for the 27-year-old reliever to come into, especially after seeing what Ronald Acuna […]

The San Diego Padres are looking to improve on a successful 2024 season in which they reached the NLDS before falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This year the team is off to another strong start, boasting the third-best record in baseball entering play on Thursday. And the Padres should get even stronger with veteran […]

The San Diego Padres are off to a blistering start this season. The team is just 1.5 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West and the Padres closed out April with a 19-11 record, tying the franchise-best mark for wins before May. While the Padres have produced offensively in 2025, […]

The San Diego Padres are off to a blistering hot start to the 2025 MLB season. They are 17-8, even after a tough series loss to the Detroit Tigers, and have answered a lot of questions from the offseason. Jackson Merrill signed an extension this year, but that did not answer their biggest contract questions. […]

The shutouts keep on coming for the San Diego Padres’ pitching staff. On Sunday, San Diego silenced the bats of the Colorado Rockies anew, as the Padres blanked their opponents of a 6-0 victory to sweep the three-game series at Petco Park. Through that series, the Padres outscored Colorado 16-0. In the finale, Michael King […]

The San Diego Padres have decided who will get the ball on Opening Day. Manager Mike Shildt announced Monday that Michael King is set to start the season opener over Dylan Cease, per Padres insider Dennis Lin. Both starters have been the subject of trade rumors all offseason, but it does appear that San Diego […]

The San Diego Padres have been very proactive on the trade market in recent years; for example, instead of letting Juan Soto head into free agency and try and keep him by engaging in the biggest bidding war the league has ever seen, they traded him last year to maximize asset value. And rumor has […]

The San Diego Padres have had a relatively quiet offseason transaction-wise, as their lawsuit on the ownership side is taking up most of the attention, but it has been known that both Dylan Cease and Michael King are on the trade block. A signing of someone like Nick Pivetta could result in the Padres trading […]

The San Diego Padres accidentally found their ace in the 2023 Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees. Michael King, who was a reliever at the time, converted into a starter and now will lead the rotation for at least another year. The Padres signed King to a one-year extension on Friday with a […]

The San Diego Padres have made it clear that both Dylan Cease and Michael King are available for trade. Cease is a free agent after this season and the team is trying to fill other roster holes, while King is expected to be in an arbitration battle with the ball club next month. There is […]

With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in just a couple weeks, there’s still plenty left to sort out in the MLB offseason — and the San Diego Padres are at the center of a lot of it. One of the reasons for what The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal calls a “clogged market” is that […]

It is all hands on deck for the San Diego Padres in a win-or-go-home NLDS Game 5 matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Ahead of the game, one Padres pitcher has made it clear to manager Mike Shildt that he is ready to go. Starting pitcher Michael King, who threw 77 pitches in […]

The San Diego Padres are one win away from advancing to the National League Division Series after taking Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves, 4-0. Winning the series would send the Padres against long-time rivals Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West champions. For now, the Padres have to thank pitcher Michael […]

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt had a decision to make. He could have started his ace Dylan Cease in Game One of the Padres Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves. Joe Musgrove or Yu Darvish would also have been solid options. But Shildt went with the lesser known Michael King, who had two […]

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt made a somewhat-surprising decision to name Michael King as hi Game 1 starter for the Wild Card round against the Atlanta Braves. Shildt’s decision paid off in a major way, with King leading the Padres to a 4-0 win. King dominated the vaunted Braves lineup, pitching seven scoreless innings […]

The San Diego Padres are on-pace to win 90 games for the first time since 2010, bouncing back from a missed postseason and playing like one of the best teams in MLB. A huge part of that is rookie outfielder Jackson Merrill, a 21-year-old who developed as a shortstop and has become an All-Star in […]

Jackson Merrill drove in three runs with a double, Michael King delivered six strong innings, and the San Diego Padres secured a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in an interleague clash between playoff hopefuls. Michael King gave an insightful response when asked about Jackson Merrill’s impact and what his energys to […]

While Friday night was jam packed with sports on television like the NBA Playoffs, there was an exciting baseball game that unfortunately ended in a loss for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they fell to the San Diego Padres, 2-1. How they lost was brutal as it came at the hands of a walk-off hit […]

The New York Yankees traded away one of its more solid bullpen pieces in 28-year old Michael King in the deal that netted them star outfielder Juan Soto. King, who is now with the San Diego Padres, felt dejected at first when he learned that he would no longer be donning the iconic Pinstripes in […]

The San Diego Padres acquired pitchers Michael King and Drew Thorpe in a blockbuster deal that sent Juan Soto to the New York Yankees late on Wednesday night, and AJ Preller talked about what is planned for the two pitchers. Michael King was reportedly evaluated very favorably by Padres scouts multiple times this season after […]

New York Yankees pitcher Michael King has been one of the team’s best arms out of the bullpen over the last two seasons, but he performed great in a stint as a starting pitcher at the end of the season — posting a 1.88 ERA in eight starts, leading to Aaron Boone saying that he […]

If Michael King is auditioning to be part of the 2024 New York Yankees’ rotation, the pitcher is off to a strong start. Michael King tossed four scoreless innings Tuesday in the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. New York manager Aaron Boone was impressed with what he saw from the pitcher in his […]

New York Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle returned to the team for the 2023 season after spending 2021 and 2022 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is a unique personality, to say the least. Fellow relief pitcher Michael King recently revealed that Kahnle shaves his entire body when he allows a run. “He’s like, […]

The New York Yankees are an excellent baseball team. However, they are facing questions in reference to their bullpen. Star reliever Michael King recently suffered a fractured right elbow injury. As a result, King is done for the season. To make matters worse, Aroldis Chapman has struggled since returning from an injury of his own. […]

New York Yankees reliever Michael King suffered a concerning elbow injury on Friday that could keep him out for the rest of the season. In the 8th inning of the showdown with the Baltimore Orioles, King threw a pitch that was quite off. It really didn’t look right, and just seconds later, he seemed to […]