Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kirby Yates (elbow) worked a scoreless inning of relief for Double-A Mississippi on Friday. He allowed a pair of hits but whiffed two batters as well. The 35-year-old reliever was making his first rehab appearance as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Barring any type of setback, Yates should join the Braves' bullpen at some point in early-to-mid August.

Atlanta Braves reliever Kirby Yates (elbow) began his rehab assignment at the Florida Complex League last Saturday. He threw a perfect inning and compiled two strikeouts along the way. Now he's being transferred up to Double-A Mississippi, where he will continue his rehab with appearances on Friday and Saturday. The 35-year-old is currently working his way back from Tommy John surgery. He had the procedure done in March 2021.

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kirby Yates (elbow) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Saturday, according to general manager Alex Anthopoulos. Yates' progress will give the Braves a couple of weeks to evaluate their bullpen situation before the trade deadline. The 35-year-old right-hander is working his way back from Tommy John surgery early last year, and there's a chance he'll be a part of the Braves' late-inning bullpen mix in the second half of the season, but he's unlikely to be ...

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kirby Yates (elbow) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Friday. The 34-year-old continues working his way back from Tommy John surgery. Yates has been throwing off a mound for three weeks. All of his pitches were fastballs, but the plan is for Yates to mix in breaking pitches soon. The hope is that Yates can return around August, so we'll see how much of an impact he brings to the Braves bullpen.

Relief pitcher Kirby Yates is the newest member of the Atlanta Braves, joining the defending champions on a two-year deal worth $8.25 million dollars in guaranteed money. The contract includes a $5.75 million dollar club option for 2024 with a $1.25 million dollar buyout. Yates has been a top fantasy closer in the past, but he's coming off Tommy John surgery and won't be ready to pitch until midway through 2022. He only managed a total of 4 1/3 innings between the 2020 and 2021 seasons. With 57 ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks are being connected to free agent reliever Kirby Yates, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The 34-year old signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays last offseason but didn't pitch at all after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery. That was after only pitching 4.1 innings in 2020 due to injury. Before his health troubles, he was an effective reliever from 2017 until 2019, posting a 2.40 ERA, 38.5 K%, and 0.97 WHIP along with 54 saves. The ...

The Toronto Blue Jays have extended general manager Ross Atkins for another five years. He had previously spent 15 years with the Cleveland Indians with a focus on player development before being hired by the Jays in 2015. The Blue Jays have made the playoffs twice (2016, 2020) under Atkins. The club made a number of big moves in the offseason to bring in outfielder George Springer, second baseman Marcus Semien and closer Kirby Yates, who has since undergone Tommy John surgery. He's also made...

Now we've already had some major injuries this spring. Closers Kirby Yates and Jose Leclerc are both out for the year with Tommy John surgery, another closer candidate in Nick Anderson will miss the first half of the season with an elbow injury, and outfielder Eloy Jimenez will be out for most of the year with a torn pectoral muscle. But we're also now seeing guys being placed on the injured list with short-term injuries to start the year.Shortly before I started work on this article, news broke...

Toronto Blue Jays closer Kirby Yates is likely headed for Tommy John surgery. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins told reporters on Tuesday that Yates was "most likely" headed for Tommy John surgery and that the team knew it was a "high-risk, high-reward play" when they inked the right-hander to a one-year, $5.5 million deal this offseason. Yates was all geared up to be the team's closer before straining his flexor-pronator in his throwing arm over the weekend. He was expected to be out at ...

Toronto Blue Jays closer Kirby Yates (elbow) is injured. The club announced that he would miss multiple weeks with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm. It's an injury similar to the one that sidelined Shohei Ohtani in August last season. The injury typically requires four to six weeks of healing before a pitcher can begin a throwing program. Yates was signed to a one-year contract in the offseason after missing most of last season with an elbow injury as a member of the Padres. He ...