Overview

• The Padres announced that King will make his first big-league start since early July this Saturday at Petco Park against the Boston Red Sox.
• King was sidelined for over a month while a thoracic nerve issue in his shoulder healed and resumed throwing in late June after medical clearance.
• He logged 61 pitches over 3⅓ innings in a single Triple-A rehab outing, prompting the team’s plan to cap his workload on his return.
• Before the injury, the right-hander served as both the Opening Day and postseason Game 1 starter and posted a 2.59 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 10 starts.
• King’s reintegration bolsters a rotation led by Dylan Cease, Nick Pivetta and Yu Darvish as the Padres push for a playoff spot.