While the showrunner also maintains that the decision to end the show was a creative one, it wasn't one he arrived at until halfway through production of season three.

In hindsight, Michael King might have ramped up a bit too fast as he pushed to return from his nerve issue. He could pitch through the pain in his left knee, he said Friday, but … “I know it will hurt every pitch,

King had been sidelined since late May because of an injury to his long thoracic nerve. His return could be a season-changer.

The San Diego Padres got a key win against the San Fransisco Giants on Monday, plus all the latest news and notes.

Michael King’s long-awaited return to the mound did not go as hoped. His teammates were there to pick him up. Ramon Laureano hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Padres rallied to beat the Red Sox,