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Kirby Yates
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Height | 5′ 10″ |
| Weight | 205 lbs |
| Age | 39 |
| Birthplace | Lihue, HI, USA |
| Draft | 2005, Boston Red Sox, Round: 26, Overall Pick: 798 |
| School | Kauai HS, HI |
| MLB Debut | 2014-06-07 |
Contract Status
Service Time
11.021
1/1/2026
Options
N/A
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2027
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.155
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026$5,000,000
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 468 | 90.8 | -20.1″ | 14.4″ | 2308 | 27.0% |
| Splitter | 235 | 84.4 | -39.6″ | 11.4″ | 1254 | 34.5% |
| Sweeper | 11 | 75.3 | -50.3″ | -12.8″ | 2433 | 0.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 31 | 0 | 27.1 | 0 | 5 | 3.95 | 36 | 30.5% | 10.2% | 0.66 | 1.170 |
| MLB Career | 515 | 0 | 491.1 | 32 | 29 | 3.37 | 669 | 32.6% | 9.7% | 1.21 | 1.142 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 1.240 |
| 2026-08-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 1.130 |
| 2026-08-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 1.110 |
| 2026-08-21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 1.110 |
| 2026-08-17 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.110 |
| 2026-08-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Boston Red Sox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.71 | 1.150 |
| 2026-08-14 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Boston Red Sox | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.180 |
| 2026-08-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Miami Marlins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 1.110 |
| 2026-08-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs New York Mets | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.73 | 1.120 |
| 2026-08-08 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs New York Mets | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 1.050 |
| Last 10 Total | 9.1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2.89 | 1.714 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 166 | 38.2 | — | — | — | 3.490 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1.241 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 61 | 13.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.210 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1.500 | .273 |
| Last 14 | 29 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.840 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.895 | .320 |
| Last 7 | 18 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.450 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.455 | .357 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 97 | 23.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.420 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1.010 | .195 |
| Away Games | 69 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.600 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1.600 | .255 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 34 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.350 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1.570 | .250 |
| Night Games | 132 | 31.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.770 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1.160 | .211 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 78 | 17.0 | — | — | — | nan | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1.530 | .258 |
| vs Right | 88 | 21.2 | — | — | — | nan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1.020 | .184 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Reliever | 166 | 38.2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3.490 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1.240 | .218 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 97 | 23.1 | — | — | — | nan | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1.110 | .205 |
| Runners On | 69 | 15.1 | — | — | — | nan | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1.430 | .241 |
| Scoring Position | 40 | 7.1 | — | — | — | nan | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.320 | .321 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| Third Inning | 5 | 0.2 | — | — | — | 27.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.500 | .500 |
| Fifth Inning | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 9.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.000 | .400 |
| Sixth Inning | 4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Seventh Inning | 41 | 10.2 | — | — | — | 1.690 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .840 | .189 |
| Eighth Inning | 16 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 2.450 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.640 | .231 |
| Ninth Inning | 86 | 20.1 | — | — | — | 3.980 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1.130 | .213 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 | AAA | 492 | 69 | — | — | 39.1% | 23.2% | 29.0% | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | 47.6% | 71.8% | — | 60.7% | 17.5% | 28.2% |
| 2015 | 28 | A+ | 18 | 7 | — | — | 14.3% | 57.1% | 28.6% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 72.2% | 53.8% | — | 80.0% | 0.0% | 46.2% |
| 2015 | 28 | Unknown | 408 | 63 | 92.3 | 94.7 | 30.2% | 36.5% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 27.5% | 66.8% | 63.3% | 83.5% | 45.8% | 77.0% | 46.6% | 65.2% | 17.9% | 23.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | MLB | 804 | 111 | 93.1 | 97.9 | 44.1% | 20.7% | 24.3% | 10.8% | 27.3% | 66.0% | 66.4% | 75.6% | 45.5% | 72.7% | 47.1% | 63.2% | 17.3% | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | AAA | 289 | 43 | — | — | 46.5% | 20.9% | 18.6% | 14.0% | — | — | — | — | 45.0% | 66.9% | — | 62.3% | 17.6% | 33.1% |
| 2017 | 30 | MLB | 961 | 122 | 93.9 | 96.4 | 29.5% | 39.3% | 21.3% | 9.8% | 32.0% | 72.0% | 47.1% | 71.5% | 51.6% | 63.7% | 48.9% | 62.9% | 15.6% | 36.3% |
| 2017 | 30 | AAA | 139 | 15 | — | — | 60.0% | 13.3% | 20.0% | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | 46.8% | 55.4% | — | 63.6% | 21.6% | 44.6% |
| 2018 | 31 | MLB | 1046 | 139 | 93.9 | 96.1 | 43.2% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 10.8% | 37.9% | 74.7% | 55.6% | 71.9% | 53.2% | 65.6% | 43.5% | 60.4% | 12.9% | 34.4% |
| 2019 | 32 | MLB | 1021 | 122 | 93.5 | 95.3 | 48.4% | 27.9% | 18.0% | 5.7% | 32.6% | 70.0% | 54.9% | 71.6% | 49.6% | 65.6% | 45.3% | 61.6% | 16.7% | 34.4% |
| 2020 | 33 | MLB | 101 | 13 | 93.6 | 94.9 | 38.5% | 23.1% | 30.8% | 7.7% | 22.2% | 72.3% | 33.3% | 67.6% | 45.5% | 58.7% | 46.5% | 68.0% | 16.8% | 41.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | MLB | 137 | 22 | 93.4 | 94.8 | 36.4% | 45.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 23.5% | 67.9% | 36.8% | 86.8% | 41.6% | 70.2% | 40.9% | 54.5% | 15.3% | 29.8% |
| 2022 | 35 | AAA | 68 | 14 | 93.1 | 93.8 | 64.3% | 7.1% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 46.7% | 81.2% | 71.4% | 84.6% | 55.9% | 73.7% | 51.6% | 61.9% | 16.2% | 26.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | AA | 35 | 4 | — | — | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 54.3% | 63.2% | — | 50.0% | 8.6% | 36.8% |
| 2022 | 35 | R-FCL | 8 | 1 | — | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 87.5% | 14.3% | — | 66.7% | 0.0% | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 36 | MLB | 1057 | 132 | 93.6 | 95.9 | 37.9% | 31.1% | 22.0% | 9.1% | 29.4% | 68.0% | 54.7% | 78.0% | 45.5% | 69.2% | 41.7% | 57.6% | 14.4% | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 37 | MLB | 1027 | 121 | 93.1 | 95.2 | 45.5% | 34.7% | 13.2% | 6.6% | 33.9% | 67.8% | 58.9% | 70.9% | 49.3% | 66.4% | 45.4% | 64.4% | 15.1% | 33.6% |
| 2025 | 38 | MLB | 767 | 108 | 92.7 | 94.7 | 30.6% | 35.2% | 27.8% | 6.5% | 29.2% | 74.9% | 48.7% | 71.0% | 51.2% | 64.4% | 48.0% | 60.9% | 11.5% | 35.6% |
| 2025 | 38 | AAA | 21 | 2 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.2% | 90.0% | 50.0% | 77.8% | 52.4% | 72.7% | 47.6% | 50.0% | 9.5% | 27.3% |
| 2026 | 39 | MLB | 676 | 99 | 90.9 | 93.1 | 32.3% | 27.3% | 29.3% | 11.1% | 34.9% | 73.0% | 60.0% | 77.9% | 52.1% | 71.3% | 45.0% | 57.2% | 13.5% | 28.7% |
| 2026 | 39 | AAA | 38 | 8 | 90.0 | 90.7 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 72.2% | 28.6% | 84.6% | 52.6% | 65.0% | 47.4% | 66.7% | 13.2% | 35.0% |
| 2026 | 39 | A | 38 | 4 | — | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 47.4% | 66.7% | — | 77.8% | 18.4% | 33.3% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 7597 | 989 | 93.2 | 97.9 | 39.1% | 30.1% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 32.0% | 70.7% | 55.2% | 73.4% | 49.5% | 67.0% | 45.4% | 61.0% | 14.7% | 33.0% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1047 | 151 | 92.1 | 93.8 | 44.4% | 21.2% | 25.2% | 9.3% | 34.8% | 79.5% | 50.0% | 82.9% | 47.6% | 68.3% | 48.9% | 61.7% | 17.7% | 31.7% | |
| AA Career | AA | 35 | 4 | — | — | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 54.3% | 63.2% | — | 50.0% | 8.6% | 36.8% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 18 | 7 | — | — | 14.3% | 57.1% | 28.6% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 72.2% | 53.8% | — | 80.0% | 0.0% | 46.2% | |
| A Career | A | 38 | 4 | — | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 47.4% | 66.7% | — | 77.8% | 18.4% | 33.3% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 8 | 1 | — | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 87.5% | 14.3% | — | 66.7% | 0.0% | 85.7% | |
| Unknown Career | Unknown | 408 | 63 | 92.3 | 94.7 | 30.2% | 36.5% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 27.5% | 66.8% | 63.3% | 83.5% | 45.8% | 77.0% | 46.6% | 65.2% | 17.9% | 23.0% |
Transaction History
2026-08-04Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Kirby Yates.
2026-08-03Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Kyle Robinson to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Kirby Yates.
2026-05-05Los Angeles Angels activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 15-day injured list.
2026-04-29Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2026-04-29Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2026-04-28Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2026-04-22Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Salt Lake Bees.
2026-04-22Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Salt Lake Bees.
2026-04-17Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2026-04-17Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2026-03-24Los Angeles Angels placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 22, 2026. Left knee inflammation.
2026-01-06Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Kirby Yates.
2026-01-06Los Angeles Angels activated RHP Kirby Yates.
2025-11-02RHP Kirby Yates elected free agency.
2025-09-30RHP Kirby Yates roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
2025-09-29Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 15-day injured list.
2025-09-24Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 21, 2025. Right hamstring strain.
2025-08-23Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 15-day injured list.
2025-08-19Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City Comets.
2025-08-19Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City Comets.
2025-08-01Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 29, 2025. Lower back pain.
2025-06-07Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 15-day injured list.
2025-05-18Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list. Right hamstring strain.
2025-04-16RHP Kirby Yates changed number to 38.
2025-04-15RHP Kirby Yates changed number to 42.
2025-01-30Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Kirby Yates.
2024-10-31RHP Kirby Yates elected free agency.
2023-12-06Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Kirby Yates.
2023-11-06RHP Kirby Yates elected free agency.
2022-10-11Atlanta Braves reassigned RHP Kirby Yates to the minor leagues.
2022-10-06Atlanta Braves activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 15-day injured list.
2022-09-16Atlanta Braves placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 13, 2022. Right elbow inflammation.
2022-08-10Atlanta Braves activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 60-day injured list.
2022-07-27Atlanta Braves sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Gwinnett Stripers.
2022-07-22Atlanta Braves sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Mississippi Braves.
2022-07-16Atlanta Braves sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to FCL Braves.
2022-07-16Atlanta Braves sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to FCL Braves.
2022-07-11Atlanta Braves placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 60-day injured list. Tommy John surgery.
2022-03-28Atlanta Braves placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 60-day injured list. Tommy John surgery.
2022-03-16Atlanta Braves placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 60-day injured list. Tommy John surgery.
2021-11-29Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Kirby Yates.
2021-11-03RHP Kirby Yates elected free agency.
2021-04-04Toronto Blue Jays placed P Kirby Yates on the 60 day disabled list.
2021-04-01Toronto Blue Jays placed P Kirby Yates on the 10 day disabled list.
2021-01-20Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Kirby Yates.
2020-10-28San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 60-day injured list.
2020-10-28RHP Kirby Yates elected free agency.
2020-09-20San Diego Padres transferred RHP Kirby Yates from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right elbow inflammation.
2020-08-15San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow inflammation.
2018-09-03San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the bereavement list.
2018-08-31San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the bereavement list.
2018-07-06San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the paternity list.
2018-07-03San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the paternity list.
2018-04-20San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 10-day disabled list.
2018-04-09San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 8, 2018. Right ankle tendonitis.
2017-08-14San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the bereavement list.
2017-08-11San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the bereavement list.
2017-07-17San Diego Padres activated RHP Kirby Yates from the paternity list.
2017-07-14San Diego Padres placed RHP Kirby Yates on the paternity list.
2017-04-26San Diego Padres claimed RHP Kirby Yates off waivers from Los Angeles Angels.
2017-04-23Los Angeles Angels designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment.
2017-04-22Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of RHP Kirby Yates from Salt Lake Bees.
2017-04-05Los Angeles Angels sent RHP Kirby Yates outright to Salt Lake Bees.
2017-04-02Los Angeles Angels designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment.
2016-10-05Los Angeles Angels claimed RHP Kirby Yates off waivers from New York Yankees.
2016-09-02New York Yankees recalled RHP Kirby Yates from Pulaski Yankees.
2016-08-30New York Yankees optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Pulaski Yankees.
2016-08-17New York Yankees recalled Kirby Yates from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2016-06-28New York Yankees optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2016-01-05Cleveland Indians designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment.
2015-11-20Tampa Bay Rays designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment.
2015-09-01Tampa Bay Rays recalled RHP Kirby Yates from Durham Bulls.
2015-08-16Tampa Bay Rays optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Durham Bulls.
2015-07-31Tampa Bay Rays recalled Kirby Yates from Durham Bulls.
2015-07-01Tampa Bay Rays optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Durham Bulls.
2015-06-23Tampa Bay Rays recalled Kirby Yates from Durham Bulls.
2015-06-10Tampa Bay Rays optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Durham Bulls.
2015-06-09Tampa Bay Rays sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2015-06-04Tampa Bay Rays sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Stone Crabs.
2015-04-15Kirby Yates roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays.
2015-04-15Tampa Bay Rays optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Durham Bulls.
2014-06-07Tampa Bay Rays recalled RHP Kirby Yates from Durham Bulls.
2014-03-13Tampa Bay Rays optioned RHP Kirby Yates to Durham Bulls.
2013-11-20Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of Kirby Yates from Durham Bulls.
2013-03-31Kirby Yates assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits.
2013-01-10Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster RHP Kirby Yates to spring training.
2012-04-05Kirby Yates assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Charlotte Stone Crabs.
2011-07-03Kirby Yates roster status changed by Charlotte Stone Crabs.
2011-06-22sent RHP Kirby Yates on a rehab assignment to GCL Rays.
2011-04-05Charlotte Stone Crabs placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 7-day disabled list.
2010-09-14Charlotte Stone Crabs activated RHP Kirby Yates from the 7-day disabled list.
2010-08-20Charlotte Stone Crabs placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 7-day disabled list.
2010-08-12RHP Kirby Yates assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs from Bowling Green Hot Rods.
2010-04-05Kirby Yates assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Princeton Rays.
2009-06-22Princeton Rays signed free agent Kirby Yates.