Michael King’s Padres return comes with one clear message: he didn’t come back for comfort, he came back to finish the job.NL

Michael King was born in Rochester, N.Y. He prepped in Rhode Island. The Miami Marlins drafted him out of Boston College and he ultimately debuted with the New York Yankees.

Yes, the pull back to the East Coast this winter was real.

So was the attachment that took root in two years in San Diego.

“Family got started here,” King said Friday afternoon as his wif …

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