Ahead of their game against the Boston Red Sox, the Padres officially announced that King was activated from the 60-day injured list. To make room for him on the roster, right-handed reliever Sean Reynolds was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.

Before King’s rehab start, he also threw in three simulated innings where he said he felt fully healed from his injury. The Padres wanted to let King get back in the groove before reactivating him and seem to feel confident he has progressed to MLB standard.