Los Angeles Angels
Kirby Yates has thrown 8,415 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 (92mph) and Splitter (85mph), also mixing in a Slider (75mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has an obvious tail, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2026) has dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) comes in below hitting speed, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders.