Michael King suffered a season-ending elbow fracture on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. The injury is devastating for one of the breakout players of this successful 2022 Yankees season. King had worked to turn himself into one of the game’s premier relief arms, and the impact of his loss on the team cannot be overstated.
Much like the starting rotation and lineup, the Yankees’ pen has been hitting on all cylinders this year, and alongside Clay Holmes, King may be the most responsible name for that performance, propelling the unit even as some bigger names have struggled.