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A day after throwing six perfect innings in what proved to be a Scraton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders win, 23-year-old starting pitcher Mike King makes his debut on Riding The Rails.

King discusses throwing six perfect innings on Wednesday (0:52), pitching to Gary Sanchez (4:12), making his way from High-A to Triple-A this season (7:50), how he became a New York Yankees fan and getting traded to the team he rooted for growing up (12:33), his unique delivery (15:22), why he loves the shift (17:56), being a New England Patriots fan (20:15), spending his offseason in Rhode Island (22:55) and much, much more. The starting pitcher closes down the show by answering a set of rapid fire questions (24:53).

This podcast was recorded on Thursday, during the RailRiders last homestand of the regular season.

RailRiders starter Michael King delivers a pitch against Syracuse at PNC Field in Moosic on Wednesday. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_TTL083018RailRiders_2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgRailRiders starter Michael King delivers a pitch against Syracuse at PNC Field in Moosic on Wednesday. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader

By DJ Eberle

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