On Monday morning, Padres manager Mike Shildt named Michael King as his Opening Day starter. King is coming off of a banner year in his first full season as a starter, earning a 2.95 ERA with 201 strikeouts over 173.2 innings and a dominant playoff start against the Braves, where he struck out 12 and walked none over 7 shutout innings. You can watch Mike Shildt and Michael King's comments about the announcement below.
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