Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates | |||
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Yates with the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| New York Yankees – 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 April 17,2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.28 | ||
| Strikeouts | 69 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Kirby Kali Yates (born March 25, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Early career
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.[1] He did not sign and attended Yavapai College. He missed both the 2006 and 2007 seasons due to Tommy John surgery.[2]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Rays
After going undrafted in 2009, Yates signed with the Tampa Bay Rays.[3] Yates was a Triple-A All-Star in 2013.[4]
Yates was added to the Rays 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[5] Yates was called up to the majors for the first time on June 7, 2014 and made his debut that day.[6] The Rays designated Yates for assignment after the 2015 season.
New York Yankees
On November 25, 2015 the Rays traded him to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations.[7] Yates was subsequently designated for assignment on January 5, 2016. On January 8, 2016, Yates was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations.[8] Yates made the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 2016.[9]
Personal
His brother, Tyler Yates, also played in Major League Baseball.[10] 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.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Shimogawa, Duane (June 10, 2005). "Yates drafted by Red Sox". Thegardenisland.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "'05 Kauai graduate armed and ready". The.honoluluadvertiser.com. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Yates fights back". Bgdailynews.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Rob DeMello (July 3, 2013). "Kauai's Kirby Yates named Triple-A All-Star". Khon2.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Rays add four players to 40-man roster; sign seven to minor league contracts". Tampabay.rays.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ SCOTT CARTER The Durham Bulls. "Bulls' closer Kirby Yates finally gets long-awaited call from Rays". Heraldsun.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.draysbay.com/2015/11/25/9801422/kirby-yates-traded-to-cleveland-for-cash
- ↑ "Yankees acquire Kirby Yates". Newsday.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/04/01/curry-kirby-yates-gets-final-spot-yankees-roster/82544404/
- ↑ "Brothers in arms". Thegardenisland.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Her Business Proves A Hit With Pro Athletes Families". TampaBayTimes.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Homerun Sitters LLC". homerunsitters.com. Feb 1, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Kirby Yates on Twitter