Tanner Scott's injury put the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen on life support, and after Kirby Yates' meltdown against the ...

Yates retired both batters he faced to earn the save in Monday's 5-2 win over the Twins. Yates had to come in during an at-bat, as Tanner Scott (forearm) couldn't continue against Ryan Jeffers in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Kirby Yates is the surfer baseball nearly forgot. Not a single team bothered to draft him 10 years ago. And the next decade was spent sold, released, purchased, waived and traded.

Texas Rangers pitcher Kirby Yates (39) delivers against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Field, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 in Arlington.

The Los Angeles Dodgers added onto what already has been a wildly successful offseason by signing Kirby Yates to a one-year, $13 million contract on Thursday. Yates’ deal includes incentives ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Standby for a message from Kirby Yates. “I’m coming in here expecting to be really good again,” Yates said Saturday during the Texas Rangers’ 14-3 win over the Chicago ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Kirby Yates faced 18 opposing offenses last season, 16 of them more than once. He relied exclusively on two pitches. He almost always took the mound in high-leverage situations ...

Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates has been nearly flawless out of the bullpen so far in 2024 and he's returning to the All-Star Game for the first time since he led the Majors with 41 saves in 2019.

For Braves pitcher Kirby Yates, this spring feels much different – physically and mentally – than last year. He is far past the Tommy John surgery and its rehab.

Veteran closer Kirby Yates is an intriguing name to consider, as he’s dominated for parts of his career. ... Yates only pitched 11.1 innings from 2020 through the end of 2022 to disastrous results.

Before that, though, Yates had been one of the best closers in baseball in 2019, racking up 41 saves that season and a 1.19 ERA. That pedigree is one reason why the Blue Jays signed Yates to a one ...