2x All-Star, Kauai's Kirby Yates Retires After 12 Major League Seasons

2x All-Star, Kauai's Kirby Yates retires after 12 Major League seasons

Kauai native and two-time All-Star reliever Kirby Yates called it a career Saturday, closing out his 12-season Major League Baseball career in milestone fashion. Yates made the first start of his career in Detroit, working 1 2/3 scoreless innings. The 39-year-old allowed two hits and recorded one strikeout before making an emotional exit, tipping his [...]

Padres' All-Star Retiring After 12 MLB Seasons: 'This Is It'

It’s unlikely that a ton of San Diego Padres fans were watching on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Detroit Tigers. But if you were, you would’ve seen an old friend start the game for the Padres — in what on paper was a highly unusual decision, Kirby Yates was given the ball […]