King retired the only batter he faced in the ninth inning to earn a one-out save in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Nationals. King entered to protect a one-run lead with a runner on first and two outs in the ninth inning and got CJ Abrams to fly out for his first career save. It was likely a lefty-on-lefty matchup play, but the 31-year-old owns a stellar 0.54 ERA, 0.54 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB across 16.2 innings this season. Pete Fairbanks (hand) is hopeful to return soon, but King has at least worked his way into the ninth-inning equation until that happens.
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John King Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/21L 7-41.0110000003/16L 5-41.0000001003/13W 1-01.0110001003/10L 7-51.0311001113/6W 2-01.0100001003/2L 3-21.0000000002/27L 10-21.0111000002/24W 6-11.020000000
Preseason Totals 894200411 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/9W 8-70.1000000005/8L 3-20.2110000005/4L 1-00.2000000005/3L 7-21.1100001004/29W 3-21.0100000004/28W 2-10.2000000004/27L 5-41.0000000004/24W 9-41.0110000004/21L 5-31.1200000004/18L 5-21.0110000004/17L 7-51.1200000004/15L 6-31.1101002114/13W 10-40.1000000004/11L 6-11.0211000004/7L 6-30.2000000004/5W 7-60.1000000004/4L 9-70.2100000003/30L 9-41.0010000003/29W 4-31.020000000
Regular Season Totals 12.7155200311
John King Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 016.2100.015520311110.0591Home 09.1000.09300100110.0360Away 07.1100.06200211000.0871Night 010.2000.08300211000.0611Day 06.0100.07200100110.0560vs Lefty 00.0000.07120200000.0710vs Righty 00.0000.08400110000.0431March 02.0000.02100000000.0000April 011.2100.011300211000.0561May 03.0000.02100100110.1110Opponent vs DET 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs PHI 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs LAD 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs WSH 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 vs MIL 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs SF 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs STL 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs COL 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CWS 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs ATL 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.286 1 vs NYY 0 1.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CIN 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 Venue @ San Francisco 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Atlanta 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.286 1 @ New York 0 1.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Detroit 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Los Angeles 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Miami 0 9.1 0 0 0.0 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.036 0
John King Player Profile
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John King: Breaking News
Collects win Sunday
King (1-0) picked up the win in Sunday's 7-6 victory over the Yankees, retiring the only batter he faced to end the seventh inning. The southpaw took the mound with Miami down 4-3 and New York threatening to add to the deficit with runners on first and third with two outs, but King got Jazz Chisholm to ground out to end the frame. The Marlins' offense then erupted for four runs in the top of the eighth to give King the win. The veteran reliever has had a strong start to the season, posting a 0.00 ERA and 3:1 K:BB through three innings over four appearances.
Set for bullpen role
King has won a spot in the Marlins' Opening Day bullpen, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. After signing a one-year deal with Miami in February, King lines up to be the top left-handed relief option for manager Clayton McCullough. King was sharp this spring, posting a 1.13 ERA and 9:4 K:BB over eight innings, and given his likely role, he could top the career-high 12 holds he recorded between the Rangers and Cardinals in 2023.