Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates | |||
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Yates with the New York Yankees in 2016
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 39 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 25, 1987 Lihue, Hawaii |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 7, 2014, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 3-3 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.25 | ||
| Strikeouts | 113 | ||
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Kirby Kali Yates (born March 25, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.
Yates was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft out of Kauai High School in Lihue, Hawaii. He did not sign and attended Yavapai College. He missed both the 2006 and 2007 seasons due to Tommy John surgery.
After going undrafted in 2009, Yates signed with the Tampa Bay Rays. Yates was a Triple-A All-Star in 2013.
Yates was added to the Rays 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. Yates was called up to the majors for the first time on June 7, 2014 and made his debut that day. The Rays designated Yates for assignment after the 2015 season.
On November 25, 2015, the Rays traded Yates to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Yates was subsequently designated for assignment on January 5, 2016. On January 8, 2016, the Indians traded Yates to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations. Yates made the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 2016.
After the 2016 season, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim claimed Yates from the Yankees off of waivers.
His brother, Tyler Yates, also played in Major League Baseball. Kirby married his long time girlfriend Ashlee on January 2, 2016. She owns a business that places sitters with professional athlete families, Homerun Sitters LLC.
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