Over the next week, multiple bullpens could have changes in the ninth inning. Getting ahead of trade moves is important for ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost another key pitcher this week as Tanner Scott was placed on the 15-day injured list with left ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Six years ago, the trade deadline passed, Kirby Yates remained in the Padres clubhouse and, believe it or not, breathed a sigh of relief. The Padres were not headed to the postseason that year.

From 2016 to 2017, Yates improved his strikeout percentage against same-sided hitters by 13.5 percentage points, from an already solid 25.6 percent to an otherworldly 39.1 percent.