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NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2013 Rays MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Rays Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year...International League
Mid-Season All-Star.
◆ 2012 Southern League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 13).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 5, 2005...Selected by Red Sox in 26th round of 2005 First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 19, 2009...Signed by Rays as non-drafted free agent.
◆ Nov. 25, 2015...Traded by Rays to Indians for cash considerations.
◆ Jan. 8, 2016...Traded by Indians to Yankees for cash considerations.
◆ Oct. 5, 2016...Claimed off waivers from Yankees by Angels.
◆ April 26, 2017...Claimed off waivers from Angels by Padres.
◆ Jan. 20, 2021...Signed by Blue Jays to one-year contract.
◆ Nov. 29, 2021...Signed by Braves to two-year contract.
◆ Dec. 6, 2023...Signed by Rangers to one-year contract.
◆ Jan. 30, 2025...Signed by Dodgers to one-year contract.
◆ Jan. 6, 2026...Signed by Angels to one-year contract.
YATES
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Kirby Kali Yates.
◆ Is one of seven Hawaiian-born players in Angels history, joining Fred Kuhaulua (1977), Keith Luuloa (2000),
Jerome Williams (2011-13), Shane Victorino (2015), Kean Wong (2019, 2021) and Kurt Suzuki (2021-22).
◆ Older brother, Tyler, pitched parts of five Major League seasons with Mets (2004), Braves (2006-07) and Pirates
(2008-09)...Duo were the first Hawaiian brothers to each appear in Majors.
◆ Married wife, Ashlee, in 2016 and has daughter Oaklee and son Kove...Shortly after giving birth to Kove in July
of 2018, Ashlee experienced a seizure and was diagnosed with epilepsy soon after...During Kirby’s time with the
Padres, the couple partnered with the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County to host an Epilepsy Awareness
Night at Petco Park on Sept. 10, 2019...Kirby and Ashlee that year also established “Comedy For A Cause,” an
epilepsy benefit held at The American Comedy Co. in the Gaslamp District in downtown San Diego.
◆ Second player in Major League history with given first name “Kirby” joining Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.
◆ Attended Kauai HS (Lihue, HI) and led the school to three Interscholastic Federation championships...Brother,
Spencer Yates, is now the varsity baseball head coach for Kauai HS.
◆ Attended Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) where he was a teammate of former Angels OF Kole Calhoun in 2008...
Underwent Tommy John surgery during freshman season at Yavapai and missed 2007 season.
◆ Following the 2018 season, was selected to the MLB roster for the 2018 Japan All-Star Series.
◆ Participated in Arizona Fall League in 2011 & 2012.
◆ Nickname is “Chubbs Senior”, a reference to his pet bulldog named Chubbs.
◆ Originally signed by Rays scout Jayson Durocher.
ALL-STAR GAME RECORD
Year Club, Site W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
2019— N.L.,CLE DID NOT PLAY
2024— A.L.,TEX 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING TOTALS
AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP
CAREER .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PK
P .892 472 22 36 7 65 1 2

YATES’ CAREER HIGHS
SEASON GAME
Wins 7 — 2023 & 2024 SO 4 — 7 times; last, 8/5/24 vs. HOU
Losses 5 — 2017 & 2019 IP 2.2 — 7/3/14 at DET
ERA 1.17 — 2024 R & ER 6 — 8/4/17 at PIT
IP 63.0 — 2018 BB 3 — 7/23/25 vs. MIN
SO 101 — 2019 H 4 — Twice; last, 8/4/17 at PIT

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