Yates didn’t blossom until adding the split-fingered fastball to his arsenal, and Scott credits two pitching coaches in Miami ...

Kirby Yates was considered one of the best closers in MLB thanks to his outstanding season with the San Diego Padres in 2019, a year in which he was the saves champion with 41.

The San Diego Padres were the closest thing that baseball ... fact that Shohei Ohtani is returning from Tommy John surgery. Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott join a bullpen that dominated down the ...

Update, Feb. 20: Two weeks ago, we had some fun regarding a story out of the San Diego Padres ... Blake Snell, Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott. The Padres have yet to make any big moves this ...

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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have added Kirby Yates to a bullpen that might be ... New York Yankees and San Diego Padres) through parts of five major-league seasons, Yates emerged as an elite ...

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LOS ANGELES — Right-hander Kirby ... San Diego and Atlanta. The two-time All-Star was a 26th-round pick by Boston in the 2005 amateur draft. Yates had a breakout performance with the Padres ...