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Lands on IL with oblique strain The Cardinals placed King on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left oblique strain.

Impact King suffered the injury during an appearance Tuesday versus the Marlins and will be shelved for at least the next two weeks. Gordon Graceffo will absorb his spot on the roster and in the bullpen.

JULY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Exits appearance with side injury King was removed from an appearance Tuesday versus the Marlins due to a left side injury, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact The Cardinals deemed King's removal precautionary, with the hope that he is merely dealing with cramps rather than an oblique injury. He will be reevaluated Wednesday. King went two-thirds of a scoreless frame before exiting.

JULY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals take on the Marlins in series rubber match

Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Alcantara pitches 5 scoreless innings, Pauley hits 2-run HR as Marlins beat Cardinals 5-0

Graham Pauley hit his first home run for the Marlins, Sandy Alcantara pitched five scoreless innings and Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Manny Machado has 4 hits, 2 doubles as Padres beat Cardinals 9-2

Manny Machado went 4 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs one day after twice being hit by pitches, and the San Diego Padres breezed to a 9-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...

JULY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Cards complete 3-game sweep of Guardians with 7-0 victory

Nolan Gorman belted a three-run homer, Victor Scott II had a two-run shot and Matthew Liberatore won his career-high third straight start and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a 7-...

JUNE 29, 2025 • Associated Press

What lefty John King did in Wednesday's dud to set up Cardinals for series finale vs. Cubs 'I know some guys will give him some love because that’s huge,' says teammate about short-burst lefty handling 2⅓ innings to save bullpen in...

JUNE 26, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Pallante throws 6 shutout innings, Cardinals have 5-run 8th in 6-1 win over Reds

Andre Pallante allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Friday night

JUNE 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Donovan's 2-run HR and Winn's 4 hits carry Cardinals past Orioles 6-4

Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer, Masyn Winn had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 at soggy Camden Yards

MAY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Masyn Winn homers to help Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 4-3 for 3-game sweep

Masyn Winn homered, Victor Scott II hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Sunday for a three-game swe...

MAY 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Relegated to low-leverage role King has been scored upon in seven of 16 appearances this season out of the Cardinals' bullpen.

Impact King was a trusted reliever for manager Oliver Marmol the previous two seasons, collecting a 2.75 ERA across 75 appearances. The sinker baller is still inducing grounders at an elite 64.3 percent rate, but an ugly 4.91 ERA, 1.84 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB over 14.2 frames has reduced the southpaw to low-leverage appearances in 2025, as King's lone hold this season came back on Opening Day.

MAY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Alonso and Nimmo homer, Mets beat Cardinals 9-3 for ninth straight win over St. Louis

Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo homered and the New York Mets beat St. Louis 9-3 to avoid their first three-game losing streak this season and win their ninth straight game against t...

MAY 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Senga extends scoreless streak to 19 innings, Alonso homers, Mets beat Cardinals 3-0

Kodai Senga extended his scoreless streak to 19 innings, Pete Alonso homered and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the third straight day, 3-0

APRIL 19, 2025 • Associated Press

In middle relief role, King sets himself apart JUPITER, Fla. -- While millions of kids grow up dreaming of being Major Leaguers, few ever hold out hope that they can someday become a midd...

FEBRUARY 23, 2025 • MLB.COM

Settles with St. Louis King agreed to a one-year, $1.605 million contract with the Cardinals on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact King's first full season in St. Louis marked the best of his five-year career, finishing with a 2.85 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 60 innings out of the bullpen. He won't be a candidate for saves as long as Ryan Helsley is on the active roster, but the 30-year-old King seems to have developed into a reliable middle reliever.

JANUARY 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Stuck with third loss King (3-3) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over one inning to take the loss Tuesday versus the Padres. He did not record a strikeout.

Impact King got the last out of the sixth inning in relief of Miles Mikolas, but he then stumbled in the seventh. Since the All-Star break, King has a 5.11 ERA and 5:3 K:BB over 12.1 innings while taking two losses and one blown save. While he is regressing, this has still been his best major-league season -- the southpaw has a 3.10 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 32:8 K:BB across 39.1 innings while adding seven holds this year.

AUGUST 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Paul Goldschmidt's walk-off homer gives the Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Nationals

Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 to snap a three-game skid

JULY 28, 2024 • Associated Press

Handed loss Monday King (3-2) allowed a run on three hits and struck out one in one inning, taking the loss Monday versus the Pirates.

Impact King gave up an RBI single to Nick Gonzales in the eighth inning, and the Pirates were able to hold onto the lead. This ended a 4.2-inning scoreless streak for King. The southpaw has still put together a solid campaign with a 2.61 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 28:5 K:BB through 38 innings. He's added five holds and one blown save while mainly working in a low-leverage role.

JULY 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Gonzales hits go-ahead single in 8th, Keller allows 1 run in 7 innings as Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1

Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning after Mitch Keller allowed one run in the first seven, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the seventh time in eight gam...

JULY 23, 2024 • Associated Press

Arenado's two-run single in the eighth helps Cardinals beat Cubs 5-4 for a doubleheader sweep

Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday night to complet...

JULY 13, 2024 • Associated Press

Picks up third win King (3-1) got the win in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates. He pitched two innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits.

Impact After pitching a clean ninth, the 29-year-old gave up a pair of two-out singles in the 10th, but manager Oliver Marmol showed trust by letting King finish off the game. The lefty reliever got off to a strong start this season with a 1.33 ERA over his first 20.1 innings, but has struggled as of late with a 5.25 ERA in his last 12 innings. His sharp command remains his calling card, as he's only walked four batters all season and will carry a 2.78 ERA and 1.14 WHIP into his next outing.

JULY 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Carlson drives in 3 runs to help Cardinals bounce back and beat Rockies 8-5

Dylan Carlson drove in his first three runs of the season to help the St. Louis Cardinals rebound from relinquishing a four-run lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5

JUNE 8, 2024 • Associated Press

Gorman homers, drives in winner in 10th to lead Cardinals past Phillies 5-4

Nolan Gorman hit an early two-run homer and a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4

JUNE 3, 2024 • Associated Press

Collects first win King (1-1) pitched two scoreless and hitless innings, walking one and striking out one while earning the win Wednesday over the Orioles.

Impact King provided much-needed length out of the bullpen following a rain delay that ended starter Kyle Gibson's day after four innings. King has kept runs off the board in six of his nine outings since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis in early May. He's at a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB over 12.2 innings while adding two holds and a blown save across 11 appearances. King isn't a regular part of the Cardinals' high-leverage mix, so his fantasy appeal remains low.

MAY 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Siani hits his first homer and drives in 4 as Cardinals beat Orioles 6-3

Michael Siani hit his first career home run and drove in four runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Monday night

MAY 21, 2024 • Associated Press

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