1987
Born March 25, 1987
Lihue, HI, USA
Kirby Yates Notable
b. March 25, 1987 · Tampa Bay Rays 2014–2015, New York Yankees 2016, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2017, San Diego Padres 2017–2020, Atlanta Braves 2022–2023, Texas Rangers 2024, Los Angeles Dodgers 2025
Kirby Yates played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025.
He went 30 and 24 with a 3.36 earned run average, pitching 452.7 innings in 472 games. He struck out 623. Across 472 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2019, with 41.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2019 and 2024.
He was born in Lihue, HI, USA on March 25, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 1 | 2019 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2024 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2019 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2019 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2019 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TBR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | TBR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | LAA/SDP | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | SDP | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | SDP | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | SDP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | ATL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | ATL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | TEX | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | LAD | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 472 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TBR | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 3.75 |
| 2015 | TBR | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 7.97 |
| 2016 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 41 | 24 | 19 | 50 | 5.23 |
| 2017 | LAA/SDP | 4 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 88 | 3.97 |
| 2018 | SDP | 5 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 63.0 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 90 | 2.14 |
| 2019 | SDP | 0 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 41 | 60.2 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 101 | 1.19 |
| 2020 | SDP | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12.46 |
| 2022 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5.14 |
| 2023 | ATL | 7 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 60.1 | 35 | 22 | 37 | 80 | 3.28 |
| 2024 | TEX | 7 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 33 | 61.2 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 85 | 1.17 |
| 2025 | LAD | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 41.1 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 52 | 5.23 |
| Career | — | 30 | 24 | 472 | 0 | 98 | 452.2 | 332 | 169 | 181 | 623 | 3.36 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates made a major-league debut on June 7, 2014.