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Yankees: Michael King hits IL with ironic and unexpected injury

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 10: Michael King #73 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Minnesota Twins on June 10, 2021 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

Thanks to Yankees legend Nestor Cortes Jr’s start Sunday afternoon against the New York Mets, you might’ve forgotten all about Michael King being used out of the bullpen the day prior instead. What finally necessitated the switch?

The black-and-white PR message we received on Thursday only further confuses us, raising even more questions: namely, how exactly did King suffer this brand-new injury?