Former Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates is still waiting to find a home for the 2025 MLB season. Yates is coming off of a phenomenal showing in 2024 where he t

The bad news is that the Texas Rangers missed out on Baseball America’s newly minted top overall prospect when Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki picked the Los Angeles Dodgers over them and everyone else.

The Texas Rangers in their maybe-still-ongoing pursuit to fine-tune their bullpen have missed out on a prime target.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to trade from their growing stash of pitchers as they work to sign free agent Kirby Yates, according to a new report.

Thought the Los Angeles Dodgers would stop spending after landing star reliever Tanner Scott last weekend? Think again. The Dodgers, who gave Scott a four-year, $72 million contract, are nearing a deal will fellow top reliever Kirby Yates, according to multiple reports. USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale was the first to report the news.

The Los Angeles Dodgers cemented their status as Major League Baseball's new "Evil Empire" this offseason with a raft of acquisitions that position the team as favorites to repeat as World Series champions.

Kirby Yates is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen just two days after the club went out and signed another All-Star closer in Tanner Scott.

The Dodgers are reportedly close to reaching agreement on a contract with Yates, who led the majors with 41 saves in 2019 and made the All-Star team with the Rangers last year.

Scherzer, 40, is a no-doubt Hall of Famer when he decides to hang up his cleats, winning two World Series, three Cy Young Awards and making eight All-Star teams while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Texas Rangers.

Scherzer's Mets tenure is probably most remembered for his playoff dud in the 2022 NL wild-card series against the San Diego Padres, as well as his less-than-clutch performance in a crucial September series against the Atlanta Braves that denied the Mets their first NL East division title since 2015.

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine believes one of his former teammates should be in the Hall of Fame and compared him to Willie Mays.