Michael King (baseball)

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Michael King
Michael King, June 2021.jpg
King in 2021
New York Yankees – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 26)
Rochester, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 2019, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3-6
Earned run average4.70
Strikeouts89
Teams

Michael McRae King (born May 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career[]

King attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and an outfielder, and helped the team win the Division I state championship in 2012, his junior year. In 2013, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Rhode Island.[1][2]

King graduated from Bishop Hendricken in 2013 and enrolled at Boston College, where he played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles.[3][4] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]

Professional career[]

King pitching on his major league debut game

Miami marlins[]

The Miami Marlins selected King in the 12th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed and made his professional debut that season with the GCL Marlins before being promoted to both the Batavia Muckdogs and Greensboro Grasshoppers. In 30.2 innings pitched between the three teams, he was 3–3 with a 4.11 ERA. He spent 2017 with Greensboro where he was 11–9 with a 3.14 ERA in 26 games (25 starts).[6]

New York Yankees[]

After the 2017 season, the Marlins traded King and international signing bonus money to the New York Yankees for Caleb Smith and Garrett Cooper.[3] He began the 2018 season with the Tampa Tarpons of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and earned midseason promotions to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League.[7][8]

The Yankees invited King to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019.[9] He suffered a stress reaction in his pitching elbow and did not pitch in spring training.[10] The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on September 19.[11] He made his major league debut on September 27 versus the Texas Rangers, pitching two innings in relief.[12] In the shortened 60-game season in 2020, King recorded a 7.76 ERA in 26+2⁄3 innings pitched across nine appearances.[13]

On June 4, 2021 during a game against the Boston Red Sox, King pitched an immaculate inning in the fourth inning, with three strikeouts on only nine pitches (the 7th in Yankees history and the first in Red Sox/Yankees history).[14] On July 8, King was placed on the injured list with a right middle finger contusion.[15] He was later transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 27.[16] King was activated on September 10.

References[]

  1. ^ Sports staff. "Hendricken's King named RI Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year_BINARY_1034387 – Sports – providencejournal.com – Providence, RI". providencejournal.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hendricken's King Named Player of the Year – ABC6 – Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather". ABC6. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Freeman, Stone. "Former Hendricken hurler Michael King traded to the NY Yankees | Cranston Herald". Cranstononline.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Bill Koch. "Hopes high for King, other area prospects – Sports – providencejournal.com – Providence, RI". providencejournal.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Michael King - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Michael King Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Sponseller, Alex (July 31, 2018). "King delivering in Trenton | Cranston Herald". Cranstononline.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "RailRiders' King delivers impeccable effort". MiLB.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Yankees invite Florial to spring camp". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  10. ^ NJ.com, Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for (May 6, 2019). "Yankees' exciting pitching prospect has injury setback". NJ.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Mark Fischer (September 19, 2019). "Michael King called up to take Domingo German's spot on Yankees roster". New York Post. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  12. ^ RotoWire Staff (September 27, 2019). "Yankees' Michael King: Hurls two innings in debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Chavez, Andres (December 30, 2020). "Michael King, the Yankees' most improbable 2021 breakout candidate". Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  14. ^ https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yankees-starting-pitcher-michael-king-throws-immaculate-inning-against-boston-red-sox
  15. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-michael-king-lands-on-injured-list/
  16. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-michael-king-moves-to-60-day-il/

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