Padres Tab Michael King for the opening day Start against Braves | The mighty 790 kfgo

The San Diego Padres named the right -hander Michael King as a starter for the opening day against the visiting Atlanta Braves on March 27th.

King was selected for the tasks via the co -represented Dylan Cease and Yu Darvish.

King said he thought about whether he would start but would agree, no matter how the decision turned out.

“I will hope to set the sound and then say Dylan:” Hey, try to do it better “, and that will be all year round,” said King. “We love each other. We take care of each other. We want everyone to do their best. “

The 29 -year -old King was a groundbreaking star in his first full season. He was acquired by the New York Yankees as part of the package for Juan Soto and fit well with the Padres.

King hit 201 in 173 2/3 Innings and went with 2.95 ERA 13-9. He took seventh place in the National League Cy Young voice.

He also went 2-0 with an ERA of 3.575 in two post-season starts.

“We have lost a well -known goods, a talent with several knowledge in Juan, and the return is that a year later (and) we received a man to the opening starter who helped us reach and win Playoff games,” said Padres manager Mike Shildt.

Cease threw the second no-hitter in franchise history last season and is expected to start in San Diego's second game. Darvish may not be ready for the beginning of the season after being closed because of “general fatigue”.

– Field Level Media