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TEX Kirby Yates
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
2024 Projected Value: $0
2024 Actual Value: $17 Difference: $17
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats      Daily Log
Year W L Sv Hold IP H BB SO ER ERA WHIP Rate
2024 proj 4 3 2 10 62.0 48 37 74 26 3.77 1.371 17.5
2024 3 0 7 2 18.3 7 8 22 2 0.98 0.818 85.8
2023 7 2 5 9 60.3 35 37 80 22 3.28 1.193 35.3
2022 0 0 0 2 7.0 6 5 6 4 5.14 1.571 -0.7
2020 0 1 2 1 4.3 7 4 8 6 12.46 2.538 -10.6
2019 0 5 41 0 60.7 41 13 101 8 1.19 0.890 87.6
2018 5 3 12 16 63.0 41 17 90 15 2.14 0.921 55.6
2017 4 5 1 0 56.7 44 19 88 25 3.97 1.112 21.3
2016 2 1 0 0 41.3 41 19 50 24 5.23 1.452 0.2
2015 1 0 0 0 20.3 23 7 21 18 7.97 1.475 -9.3
2014 0 2 1 0 36.0 33 15 42 15 3.75 1.333 7.4

Player News XML
Date News
5/12/24 [Sportskeeda] - Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups Week 8 featuring Kirby Yates and Brent Rooker. The 2024 fantasy baseball season has been one of the most chaotic in recent years. Managers have likely had to pivot several times already after only one month of the year.
Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
5/09/24 [MLB: Film Room] - Kirby Yates seals the win for the Rangers | 05/08/2024. Kirby Yates gets Tyler Nevin to fly out to secure the Rangers' 12-11 win over the A's
Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
4/25/24 Texas Rangers Reliever: With Arm Injuries, Time For MLB To 'Fix The Baseball'. Texas Rangers Reliever: With Arm Injuries, Time For MLB To 'Fix The Baseball' Kirby Yates has dealt with his own arm injuries in recent years and afterward he noticed a difference in how the baseball felt. Author: Matthew Postins Apr 25, 2024 In this story: Texas Rangers MLB Yates Texas Rangers reliever Kirby Yates has become an indispensable part of the defending world champion's bullpen. The 37-year-old right-hander has been in the Majors since 2014. He's been a set-up man and a closer. The Lihue, Hawaii, native has also lost time to arm problems. He missed a portion of the COVID-shortened 2020 season due to an elbow injury. He then missed the entire 2021 season and part of the 2022 season
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-...
12/10/23 Former Angels Reliever Signs With AL West Rival. Former Angels Reliever Signs With AL West Rival The rich get richer. Author: Matt Levine Publish date: Dec 10, 2023 6:34 PM EST In this story: Los Angeles Angels Former Los Angeles Angels closer Kirby Yates has agreed to sign with their AL West-rival Texas Rangers. It's only a one-year contract for Yates, but the defending World Series champions gain an experienced bullpen arm. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic broke news of the signing. Yates spent part of the 2017 season with the Angels, only appearing in one game. It wasn't pretty at all for him, as he allowed two runs in one inning of work. His ERA during his very short tenure with the Halos sits at 18.00. The closer was then claimed
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/former-angels-r...
12/07/23 Rangers add veteran reliever Kirby Yates to bolster bullpen for World Series champs. The Texas Rangers signed veteran reliever Kirby Yates to a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday to bolster the bullpen of the World Series champs. Yates, who will be 37 on opening day, was 7-2 with five saves and a 3.28 ERA last season in helping the Atlanta Braves to a major league-best 104 wins. Atlanta lost to Philadelphia in their NL Division Series. Yates made his postseason debut in Game 2 against the Phillies, with the right-hander throwing a scoreless inning in a 5-4 Atlanta victory.
Source: https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/sports/rangers-add...
12/07/23 Rangers add veteran reliever Kirby Yates to bolster bullpen for World Series champs. Kirby Yates was 7-2 with five saves and a 3.28 ERA last season in helping the Braves to a major league-best 104 wins.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rangers-add-veteran-relie...
12/06/23 Texas Rangers sign relief pitcher Kirby Yates. The Texas Rangers signed their first new player since winning the World Series. Relief pitcher Kirby Yates comes to Texas from the Braves. The 36-year-old right-hander had a solid 2023 season for Atlanta after missing most of the previous three years due to injuries. Before that, he was one of the most dominant relievers in baseball.
Source: https://www.fox4news.com/sports/texas-rangers-sign...
12/05/23 Sources: Rangers add P Yates for 1 year, $4.5M. The Texas Rangers reached agreement on a one-year, $4.5 million deal with free agent reliever Kirby Yates, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39049306/texas...
9/14/23 Atlanta Braves clinch 6th straight NL East title, beat Phillies 4-1 as Strider gets 17th win. The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 behind Spencer Strider’s major league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley’s two-run homer. Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game and the players danced in a mob near the mound as Phillies fans booed them off the field. Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. responded to booing fans by raising both arms and signaling with his hands to bring it on.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/atlanta-brave...
9/13/23 Atlanta Braves clinch 6th straight NL East title, beat Phillies 4-1 as Strider gets 17th win. The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 behind Spencer Strider’s major league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley’s two-run homer. Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game and the players danced in a mob near the mound as Phillies fans booed them off the field. Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. responded to booing fans by raising both arms and signaling with his hands to bring it on.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/atlanta-brave...
8/20/23 Kirby's Dream Land: Kirby Yates is a winner. Kirby's Dream Land: Kirby Yates is a winner Kirby Yates currently sports a 7-0 record with a 2.81 ERA this season. Author: Kyle Richardson Publish date: Aug 20, 2023 8:33 AM EDT What is the best way to describe what Kirby Yates has done for the Atlanta Braves this season? Winning. Yates has a 7-0 record (the best record of his career) with a 2.81 ERA in 48 games this season for the Braves. He has the best record of the Braves bullpen and the fourth most wins on the team. Spencer Strider, Charlie Morton, and Bryce Elder are the only pitchers with more wins than him. He had a couple of rough months during the first half of the season as he had a 4.19 ERA in March/April and a 5.19 ERA in July. Most
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/analysis/atlanta-bra...
8/10/22 Braves' latest roster move is a brutal reminder of Sox bullpen issues. Braves activate Kirby Yates, add to formidable bullpen amidst Red Sox struggles When the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves went to extra innings on Tuesday night, the key takeaway from the final few frames was how vastly different the two teams looked. I’m not talking about the standings or their records, but rather how many great relief pitchers the Braves brought out, inning after inning, compared to the cobbled-together effort by a depleted, exhausted Sox bullpen.
Source: https://bosoxinjection.com/2022/08/10/red-sox-brav...
7/14/22 Ex-Yankees reliever wil begin rehab assignment with the Braves.. Kirby Yates is coming back. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Per a Thursday tweet from Jeff Schultz: “Braves reliever Kirby Yates will begin his rehab assignment Saturday, GM Alex Anthopoulos said. There’s still no timetable for Mike Soroka.
Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/07/ex-yankees-reli...
12/01/21 Kirby Yates, Marcell Ozuna and a pending lockout. Wednesday, Dec. 1 was a weird day in the world of Major League Baseball, with the sport’s Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring at 11:59 pm ET. Before November ended, the Atlanta Braves produced a great deal of news, and the Talking Chop Podcast is back to discuss it all. TC’s Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman tackle the following on Episode 331: The Braves have a very intriguing deal with reliever Kirby Yates, who is recovering from elbow issues but could bolster the bullpen Marcell Ozuna won’t...
Source: https://www.talkingchop.com/2021/12/1/22806548/tal...
11/30/21 Braves pick up former All-Star Kirby Yates for bullpen. The Braves bolstered their World Series-winning bullpen by signing right-hander Kirby Yates to a two-year, $8.25 million deal.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/braves-pick-former-star-k...
11/30/21 Braves News: Kirby Yates signed, Marcell Ozuna update and more. Braves News The Braves announced the signing of right-handed reliever Kirby Yates to a two-year, $8.25 million deal Monday evening. Yates signed with the Toronto Blue Jays last offseason but got hurt during the spring and underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of March. He will make $1 million in 2022 and $6 million in 2023.
Source: https://www.talkingchop.com/2021/11/30/22808857/at...
11/29/21 Braves pick up former All-Star Kirby Yates for bullpen. The Atlanta Braves bolstered their World Series-winning bullpen Monday by signing right-hander Kirby Yates to a two-year, $8.25 million deal. Yates led the majors with 41 saves for the San Diego Padres in 2019. Yates will make $1 million next season, and his salary bumps to $6 million in 2023.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/braves-pick-former-star-k...
11/23/21 MLB rumors: Diamondbacks in the mix for ex-Yankees reliever. Another free-agent pitcher is close to coming off the market. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that per sources, “Dbacks among teams in mix for free-agent reliever Kirby Yates, who missed all of 2021 after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery on March 24. Yates, 34, likely will command a two-year deal, with teams banking on his full return to health in the second year.
Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2021/11/mlb-rumors-diam...
8/31/21 Akin scheduled to start for Baltimore against Toronto. INJURIES: Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (elbow), Ross Stripling: (abdominal), David Phelps: (right lat), Julian Merryweather: (oblique), A.J. Cole: (neck), Anthony Castro: (ulnar nerve), Santiago Espinal: (hip), Cavan Biggio: (back), Danny Jansen: (hamstring).
Source: https://azdailysun.com/sports/baseball/professiona...
8/28/21 Boyd scheduled to start for Detroit against Toronto. Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (elbow), Ross Stripling: (abdominal), David Phelps: (right lat), Julian Merryweather: (oblique), Carl Edwards Jr.: (abdominal), A.J. Cole: (neck), Anthony Castro: (ulnar nerve), George Springer: (knee), Santiago Espinal: (hip), Cavan Biggio: (back), Danny Jansen: (hamstring).
Source: https://columbustelegram.com/sports/baseball/profe...