It felt like overkill in the offseason. The team that had everything — the defending champions — just kept layering on more ...

Andrew Friedman and Dodgers are in desperate need of a closer, but their failure to acquire one before the MLB trade deadline ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost another key pitcher this week as Tanner Scott was placed on the 15-day injured list with left ...

The right-hander was out of minor league options and performed more poorly than his surface stats suggested despite a ...

The idea behind the Dodgers signing Kirby Yates to a $13 million contract in January was fairly straightforward. Even in his ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kirby Yates (39) delivers against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Field, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 in Arlington.

For Braves pitcher Kirby Yates, this spring feels much different – physically and mentally – than last year. He is far past the Tommy John surgery and its rehab.

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Standby for a message from Kirby Yates. “I’m coming in here expecting to be really good again,” Yates said Saturday during the Texas Rangers ’ 14-3 win over the Chicago ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Kirby Yates faced 18 opposing offenses last season, 16 of them more than once. He relied exclusively on two pitches. He almost always took the mound in high-leverage situations.

SAN FRANCISCO — Kirby Yates is the surfer baseball nearly forgot. Not a single team bothered to draft him 10 years ago. And the next decade was spent sold, released, purchased, waived and traded.