The Braves have signed right-handed pitcher Kirby Yates. | Facebook/Kirby Yates
The Braves have signed right-handed pitcher Kirby Yates. | Facebook/Kirby Yates
The Atlanta Braves have signed hard-throwing right-handed pitcher Kirby Yates to a two-year, $8.25 million deal, according to MLB.com.
"Welcome to Braves Country, @KauaiKirby39!" the Braves wrote in a Nov. 29 Twitter post.
Yates will make $1 million next season, before earning $6 million in 2023.
"The 5-foot-10, 210-pound native of Lihue, HI, was an All-Star in 2019 when he led the Majors with 41 saves for San Diego," MLB.com said.
The deal also includes a $5.75 million club option for 2024, with a $1.25 million buyout option.
For his career, Yates has 57 saves and a 3.54 ERA (111 ER/282.1 IP) in 291 games, all in relief. He's had arm issues the past two seasons, undergoing Tommy John surgery on March 24 and having a procedure to remove bone chips in his right elbow in 2020, but reports indicate that he will return in mid-2022.
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