2-time All-Star Kirby Yates announces retirement

2-time All-Star Kirby Yates announces retirement

Ex-Yankees & Dodgers Star Calls Time on 12-Year MLB Career After Final Game

A retirement announcement is usually a headline in itself. Most retirements come with fanfare. But Yates’ came with a final pitch on Saturday at Comerica Park and therefore became more than just another late-season game, as the Pittsburgh Pirates veteran quietly turned his 518th appearance into his last. On a day when both teams watched […]

A 2-time All-Star announced his immediate retirement from MLB

A veteran relief pitcher started a game for the first time in 12 seasons, then announced he's retiring from baseball.

Pirates' Kirby Yates Announces Retirement

The Pittsburgh Pirates veteran will move on to the next stage of his career.

Kirby Yates Retires - MLB Trade Rumors - RAW CHILI

Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates announced his retirement this afternoon following the Pirates’ 4-3 walk-off loss to the Tigers in Detroit. In a game that

Pirates' Kirby Yates Announces Retirement; 'Completely at Peace With It'

20260808, The Pittsburgh Pirates face the New York Mets at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Photos by Harrison Barden) DETROIT — Kirby Yates is calling it a career. The 39-year-old confirmed after Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park that the 2026 season will be his last.  “I don’t have anything left. Let’s put it that way,” Yates said after the game. “I’ve been running on fumes for a while and I think it’s just time, and it’s f…