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Kirby Yates

Pirates
Number #54
Position RP
Bats L
Throws R
Age 39
Height 5' 10"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Lihue, HI
Born Mar 25, 1987

Key Insights

2026
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Yates has struck Ian Desmond out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The MIA lineup has hit .320 and slugged .680 against Yates across 27 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

8 hits, 3 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .359 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Chris Taylor gets nothing on it against Yates: 75.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.9 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The MIN lineup has hit .111 and slugged .111 against Yates across 33 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

3 hits, 0 home runs and 16 strikeouts, against a .359 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent he has never solved, not once

DJ LeMahieu is 0 for 10 against Yates for his career.

5 strikeouts and 0 walks in those 10 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Yates has faced Nolan Arenado more than any other hitter: 16 plate appearances, and Nolan Arenado has hit .200/.250/.200 in them.

3 hits, 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts across 16 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 25, 1987
Birth Place Lihue, HI
Height 5' 10"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R
College/Draft Yavapai College