Biography
Michael McRae King (born May 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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. He graduated from Bishop Hendricken in 2013 and enrolled at Boston College, where he played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.The Miami Marlins selected him 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). After the 2017 season, the Marlins traded King and international signing bonus money to the New York Yankees for Caleb Smith and Garrett Cooper. 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.The Yankees invited King to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019. He suffered a stress reaction in his pitching elbow and did not pitch in spring training. The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on September 19. He made his major league debut on September 27 versus the Texas Rangers, pitching two innings in relief.