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Kirby Yates LAD RP R 

Born: 03/25/1987 Age: 38

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 for $4

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (TEX) Jan'25

Mon 6/09 Tue 6/10 Wed 6/11
@SDP 9:40 PM EDT @SDP 9:40 PM EDT @SDP 4:10 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $4.98 Median $5.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $5.17 Median $5.00

All Leagues
Average $4.10 Median $3.50
FanGraphs Points
Average $3.70 Median $3.00

Roster%
78.83%
Change
7Day 2.14%
30Day 19.94%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
10.59%
OPL Average Salary
$4.50


June 8, 2025 9:18 PM : Yates earned a hold in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Cardinals, giving up one hit and recording one out.
Analysis: Yates entered in the seventh inning with a runner on third and Los Angeles holding a 5-2 lead in his first appearance since May 17. He allowed the inherited runner to score on an RBI single before ending the frame with a groundout. On the year, the 38-year-old owns a 4.26 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 31:6 K:BB across 19 innings with nine holds and one save.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2014TBR37036.01042331534 4.62 166.40
2015TBR20020.10021237110 -0.7 -14.33
2016NYY41041.10250411945 4.28 176.77
2017LAA101.00012002 -20.4 -20.40
2017SDP61055.2120874219210 6.75 375.73
2018SDP65063.0121690411746 8.36 526.80
2019SDP60060.2410101411372 10.96 664.73
2020SDP604.12187401 4.52 19.57
2022ATL907.00266502 2.37 16.60
2023ATL61060.15980353759 5.63 339.77
2024TEX61061.233285232823 9.93 612.63
2025LAD23019.0193119613 7.17 136.30

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2009TBR (R)14026.1404922850 8.23 216.67
2010TBR (A)271290.05097734159 4.96 446.50
2010TBR (A+)115.10037200 3.99 21.27
2011TBR (R)446.20036210 4.61 30.73
2011TBR (A+)16033.12145142250 7 233.27
2012TBR (AA)50068.016194483914 7.08 481.20
2013TBR (AAA)51061.220293382352 8.8 542.93
2014TBR (AAA)21025.01603510910 11.16 279.00
2015TBR (A+)212.00022100 5.3 10.60
2015TBR (AAA)23025.16434271225 5.04 127.77
2016NYY (AAA)14016.2421912610 8.23 137.13
2017LAA (AAA)607.011148310 8 56.00
2022ATL (CPX)111.00020000 11.4 11.40
2022ATL (AA)212.00042000 8.8 17.60
2022ATL (AAA)505.10242210 7.74 41.27

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jun 8, 2025 LAD @STL 0 0 0 1 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.87
May 17, 2025 LAD LAA 0 0 0 0 0.1 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 -20.63
May 14, 2025 LAD ATH 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.80
May 10, 2025 LAD @ARI 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.20
May 5, 2025 LAD @MIA 0 0 1 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.40
May 3, 2025 LAD @ATL 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.33
May 2, 2025 LAD @ATL 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 -1.50
Apr 28, 2025 LAD MIA 0 1 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.80
Apr 26, 2025 LAD PIT 0 1 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.80
Apr 23, 2025 LAD @CHC 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.40
Totals 0 2 1 3 8.1 38 6 5 11 10 2 0 2 39.47

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 7, 2018 8:31 AM add Myrtle Beach Mermen $1
April 14, 2018 8:50 AM cut Myrtle Beach Mermen $1
May 16, 2018 1:16 PM add Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $2
July 26, 2018 2:15 PM move Gravediggers (from Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇) $2
September 2, 2018 7:59 PM move bag o' dicks (from Gravediggers) $2
October 12, 2018 1:00 PM increase bag o' dicks $4
August 13, 2019 2:18 PM move Myrtle Beach Mermen (from bag o' dicks) $4
October 4, 2019 5:03 PM increase Myrtle Beach Mermen $6
September 30, 2020 6:25 PM increase Myrtle Beach Mermen $8
March 23, 2021 5:30 PM cut Myrtle Beach Mermen $4
April 24, 2021 6:23 PM add Myrtle Beach Mermen $4
April 24, 2021 9:49 PM cut Myrtle Beach Mermen $2
May 27, 2021 8:02 AM add Myrtle Beach Mermen $2
May 27, 2021 8:04 AM cut Myrtle Beach Mermen $1
March 30, 2022 9:20 AM add Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $1
August 19, 2022 9:11 AM cut Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $1
April 21, 2024 10:44 AM add Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $2
June 26, 2024 5:04 PM move Gravediggers (from Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇) $2
October 10, 2024 12:55 AM increase Gravediggers $4
May 19, 2025 9:20 AM cut Gravediggers $2
June 8, 2025 7:48 AM add Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $4

Recent Trades for Kirby Yates in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 29, 2025 12:07 AM mr Kirby Yates LAD RP R $4 
Tim Tawa ARI 1B/2B/OF R $1 
$4 loan 		Hit the Kwan, Hit the Kwan Clayton Kershaw LAD SP L $1 
May 12, 2025 12:20 PM Roca Athletics Luis Severino ATH SP R $1 
Tanner Houck BOS SP R $5 15IL 
Jesus Tinoco MIA RP R $1 15IL 
 JUSTaBitOutside Kirby Yates LAD RP R $5 
Spencer Schwellenbach ATL SP R $4 
May 1, 2025 3:43 PM Empty Stats Kirby Yates LAD RP R $3 
Jake Burger TEX 1B/3B R $5 
George Kirby SEA SP R $11 
 It’s a CATDOME wasteland Manny Machado SDP 3B R $24 
$3 loan
April 14, 2025 1:41 PM I da ho? No U da ho Gavin Lux CIN 2B/OF L $7 
Lars Nootbaar STL OF L $12
$7 loan 		F.B.T. Suaves Kirby Yates LAD RP R $5 
Bryan Woo SEA SP R $8 
$1 loan
March 16, 2025 10:41 AM Nolan Ryan Noogies Luis Gil NYY SP R $6 60IL
 Mystery Men Kirby Yates LAD RP R $2 
Gerrit Cole NYY SP R $3 60IL
January 28, 2025 9:05 PM AJ’s Baseball Club Kirby Yates TEX RP R $4 
Cody Bellinger NYY 1B/OF L $16 
Robert Suarez SDP RP R $5 
Reese Olson DET SP R $6 15IL 
 mr Chris Sale ATL SP L $15 
January 27, 2025 6:30 PM Late To The Party Tanner Houck BOS SP R $11 15IL 
 Coming Down Kirby Yates TEX RP R $7 
January 26, 2025 9:04 AM Duck Season 🦆🎯 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $3 
 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Colby Thomas ATH AAA OF R $4
January 23, 2025 4:44 AM Mallard Express 🦆🚂 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $7 
 🐉🍆The Kraken Deep🍆🐉 Chase Dollander COL SP R $3 
January 17, 2025 2:16 PM The Chosen Juan Kirby Yates TEX RP R $5 
Willy Adames SFG SS R $15 
 Generous Carriage Pete Fairbanks TBR RP R $6 
Taylor Ward LAA OF R $10 
Bo Bichette TOR SS R $19