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Yankees Could Get This Reliever Back From Injured List This Week

New York Yankees pitcher could return from the injured list this week, rejoining the Yankees pitching staff after missing two months with a finger injury

Max Goodman

NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Michael King could return from the injured list this week, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday afternoon.

King has been sidelined since early July after a weight landed on his finger during a lifting session, an incident Boone initially referred to as a "freak accident." Officially diagnosed as a middle finger contusion, the right-hander was eventually placed on the 60-day injured list.

"He'll have another rehab outing today," Boone said Tuesday. "Hopefully two, two-plus innings, 35-40 pitches and then could potentially be back with us later in the week."

As expected, King took the mound Tuesday night for Triple-A Scranton and was sharp. The 26-year-old threw 41 pitches over three innings, allowing one run while striking out six.

Tuesday night was King's third appearance on his rehab assignment.

Considering New York has lost a few other key contributors to the injured list over the last few days—namely Jonathan Loáisiga—adding a versatile arm like King would be a huge boost. 

Through 14 outings this season (six starts), King has posted a 3.72 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 46 hits allowed in 48.1 innings. It's King's length in a variety of roles—only one of King's appearances this season have featured fewer than two innings of work—that would be valuable for the bullpen this late in the year. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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