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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

Cardinals for $3

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

Fri 6/13 Sat 6/14 Sun 6/15
SFG 10:10 PM EDT SFG 10:10 PM EDT SFG 7:10 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $4.91 Median $4.50
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $4.34 Median $4.00

All Leagues
Average $3.60 Median $3.50
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $3.60 Median $3.50

Roster%
83.44%
Change
7Day 6.75%
30Day 15.34%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
7.00%
OPL Average Salary
$4.43


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
2025LAD25020.11103319713 7.43 151.17

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 11, 2025 LAD @SDP 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.47
Jun 9, 2025 LAD @SDP 0 1 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8.40
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
Totals 0 2 1 4 7.2 35 6 5 10 9 2 0 2 39.13

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
March 3, 2018 2:07 PM add Pandaman $1
March 25, 2018 5:13 PM cut Pandaman $1
March 26, 2018 5:14 PM add Big Papi memories $1
October 12, 2018 12:52 PM increase Big Papi memories $3
October 4, 2019 4:45 PM increase Big Papi memories $5
December 31, 2019 2:57 PM move La Flama Blanca (from Big Papi memories) $5
August 24, 2020 2:59 PM cut La Flama Blanca $3
August 25, 2020 3:00 PM add Sad Bat True $5
September 30, 2020 7:37 PM increase Sad Bat True $7
April 1, 2021 10:08 AM cut Sad Bat True $4
May 6, 2021 9:37 AM add Sad Bat True $4
May 6, 2021 9:37 AM cut Sad Bat True $2
June 8, 2021 4:14 PM add Sad Bat True $2
June 8, 2021 5:03 PM cut Sad Bat True $1
April 23, 2024 9:55 AM add Hot Tatis ! (.)(.) $5
October 10, 2024 12:48 AM increase Hot Tatis ! (.)(.) $7
January 27, 2025 8:23 PM cut Hot Tatis ! (.)(.) $0
February 23, 2025 4:11 PM add Cardinals $3

Recent Trades for Kirby Yates in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
April 30, 2025 12:28 PM here comes the pizza Kirby Yates LAD RP R $3 
 The Band of the Red Hand Logan Henderson MIL AAA SP/RP R $2
January 30, 2025 10:54 PM Emy Awards 🏆 Kirby Yates LAD RP R $5 
Lucas Erceg KCR RP R $7 
Cade Cavalli WSN AAA SP/RP R $2
Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP/RP R $4 
 Ya Gotta Belive Garrett Crochet BOS SP L $11 
December 23, 2024 8:01 PM Duck Diggler 🦆🕺 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $7 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
 Skin Tag Warehouse: The Musical Trevor Larnach MIN OF L $4 
Brendan Donovan STL 2B/SS/3B/OF L $6 
August 31, 2024 7:58 AM here comes the pizza Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $49 
Jose Miranda MIN AAA 1B/3B R $1
Matt Wallner MIN OF L $2
$36 loan 		The Band of the Red Hand Kirby Yates TEX RP R $1 
Chad Green TOR RP R $1
Teoscar Hernandez SEA OF R $15 
August 4, 2024 3:24 PM Knight Rider Noelvi Marte CIN 3B R $3 10IL 
$2 loan 		Imperium Romanum 19 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $1 
July 31, 2024 3:16 PM 🐍 Slïppy Snéks 🐍 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $1 
$1 loan 		Rockaway Superstorms Felix Bautista BAL RP R $1 
July 21, 2024 10:30 AM ShoJuan Sotohtani LaMonte Wade Jr. SFG 1B/OF L $7 
Spencer Arrighetti HOU SP R $3 15IL 
$6 loan 		Bettsin’ Da Farm 🎰 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $4 
July 4, 2024 12:47 PM Old Dogs Kirby Yates TEX RP R $6 
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $44 
Cade Povich BAL SP L $4 
$42 loan 		Balloon Boys Brendan Donovan STL 2B/SS/3B/OF L $8 
Hunter Brown HOU SP R $6 
May 22, 2024 1:00 PM Booze Cruz 🍻 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $1 
Willi Castro MIN 2B/SS/3B/OF S $6 
Jarren Duran BOS OF L $3 
Patrick Bailey SFG C S $2 10IL 
 Santa Rosa Smallball Ian Happ CHC OF S $19 
Shawn Armstrong TBR SP/RP R $3 
Blake Perkins MIL OF S $1 60IL 
Jackson Holliday BAL 2B/SS L $10 
$21 loan
December 16, 2021 5:07 AM Columbia River Bluesox 🍏 Luis Garcia SDP RP R $3 15IL
Kirby Yates ATL RP R $3 
Jacob DeGrom NYM SP R $49 
 Duck Diggler 🦆🕺 Javier Baez DET SS/3B/OF R $19 
Dylan Cease CHW SP R $11 
Harrison Bader STL OF R $6 
Cristian Javier HOU SP R $5 60IL
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $2