Michael King Appreciation Thread

In honor of my current favorite Yankee Michael King getting his first win as a starter, let’s give him some applause!

I’m super happy he’s getting his chance to be a starter and hopefully earn an extension to stay with us long term, since I don’t think the team is going to be giving out any more big extensions to relievers. He didn’t complain when he was stuck in the bullpen and just did his job and did it very well. He was our best extra inning reliever last year (arguably the best in the majors) before his injury and he was also very good this year.

 

And now some highlights!

[King throws an immaculate inning in 2021](https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/nsjems/michael_king_throws_an_immaculate_inning_against/).

[King tells the story of how he chose to become a Yankee fan](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1670615341343334401), much to the chagrin of his father.

King comes into the 9th against the Blue Jays after Aroldis Chapman loads the bases and [gets three outs without giving up a run](https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/u3z84h/highlight_lemahieu_doubles_up_the_blue_jays_to/).

King accidentally [throws a Pitchcom transmitter into the stands](https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/13q7o1e/michael_king_decided_he_doesnt_want_to_call/) after he discovers that it wasn’t working properly.