Michael King's wife Sheila, Jackson Merrill and Luis Arraez react as Padres ace celebrates 1-year anniversary with throwback wedding moments

Padres RHP Michael King wished his wife Sheila on their first wedding anniversary on Monday. The couple had crossed paths for the first time on the campus grounds of Boston College, where they were pursuing higher education. In college, King played baseball while Sheila played lacrosse.

King posted some heartfelt images from his wedding day with Sheila and penned a heartfelt note beside it. The caption on the social media read:

"Forever to go! What a year it’s been with my best friend ❤️"

King's wife and his Padres teammates Luis Arraez and Jackson Merrill reacted to the social media post celebrating the RHP's wedding anniversary.

"Aw Mikey!"

"😍😍😍😍😍😍😍"

"Foreva evaaaa!!! ❤️"

Screenshots of the comments from the post on Instagram

The couple started to date each other when King was playing with the Yankees in the MLB. Later, they decided to get engaged and soon exchanged wedding vows at the Pierre, A Taj Hotel, on December 16, 2023.

"Hitched. 12.16.23 Love you WIFE!"

In the past, Sheila has worked as a communications assistant with the NFL, a junior publicist at NBC Sports, a senior associate at Daversa Partners and a public relations expert with the New York Giants.

Now, she is the co-founder and the president of the King of the Hill Foundation, which she established with her husband in May.

Michael King and his wife Sheila celebrated the launch of their foundation

King and his wife celebrated the launch of their foundation, 'King of the Hill,' in October. The couple shared some highlights from the events in a video upload via social media. The caption on the social media post read:

"What an amazing night celebrating the launch of the King of the Hill Foundation! We couldn’t be more grateful for each and every individual that joined us both physically, and in spirit.

"Thank you to all of our family, friends, supporters and sponsors. This is just the beginning and we are so excited to make a difference and support families and research in preventing and delaying the onset of Type 1 Diabetes. 💙"

The foundation aims to delay or prevent the onset of type-1 diabetes along with some other autoimmune diseases by using innovative research and groundbreaking therapies.