Braves, after clinching at last chance, open playoffs in San Diego

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Michael King was one of the assets the San Diego Padres obtained when they traded Juan Soto to the New York Yankees in December, and there was uncertainty regarding the role he would fill.

King made 49 appearances for New York in 2023, and only nine were starts. However, San Diego badly needed astarter after seeing Blake Snell (the 2023 National League Cy Young Award winner), Seth