Los Angeles Angels
Kirby Yates has thrown 8,520 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Splitter (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (75mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, has an obvious tail, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight armside fade. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders.