Kirby Yates picked an unforgettable way to walk away from baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates reliever announced his retirement Saturday, immediately after making the first start of his entire 12-year career.
"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 felt like it's been time for a little while now."
A Career That Ended On His Own Terms
Yates had made 517 consecutive relief app...
All things come to an end, and on Saturday we witnessed a really poignant ending to the career of one of the greatest pitchers and greatest Detroit Tigers of all time. Justin Verlander, with minimal preparation and no buildup, took the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Comerica Park, and managed to turn back the […]
The Detroit Tigers lost 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates after an emotional final game from Justin Verlander that included emotional comments from his wife Kate Upton. Verlander wound up in tears after an unexpected on-field family moment. When the smoke cleared, fans were left feeling satisfied and nostalgic, as was the Tigers’ longtime ace. The […]
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One of the greatest pitchers to ever play Major League Baseball is retiring from the game. Detroit Tigers hurler Justin Verlander had an incredibly emotional moment on Saturday, as he made his final start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verlander’s daughter came out to pull him from the mound in the sixth inning, which sent Verlander […]
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Kirby Yates picked an unusual way to end a 12-year career. The Pirates right-hander made the first start of his major league life on Saturday at Comerica Park, worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tigers, and announced afterward that he is retiring. “I don’t have anything left. Let’s put it that way,” Yates said […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Camilo Doval’s second act with the Giants is off to a good start. Get tickets for Giants-Dodgers on Fan Appreciation Weekend Two days after returning to the organization via a waiver claim, Doval stepped back on the Oracle Park mound and showed a glimmer of his old All-Star form, striking out the side in the seventh inning of the Giants’ 4-3 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. Doval hadn’t pitched in a week after being designated for assignment by the Pirates on Tuesday,...
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 featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first “start” of his big league career after 517 appearances as a reliever. Yates recorded five outs, including a strikeout of Dillon Dingler, before being lifted for Yohan Ra...
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 featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first […]
Kirby Yates announced his retirement Saturday after making the first start of his 12-year MLB career, receiving an emotional ovation from the Detroit crowd.
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DETROIT — Justin Verlander got an unexpected hook in his major league finale, when the 7-year-old daughter of the pitcher and model Kate Upton came to the mound with Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. After Brandon Lowe hit a foul pop-up starting the sixth, Hinch walked from the dugout toward the plate and pointed toward the seats. Genevieve Verlander, wearing a Tigers jersey with her dad’s name and number, sprinted to the m...
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Eduardo Valencia hit a two-out, two-strike walk-off home run as the Tigers beat the Pirates 4-3 in Justin Verlander’s final MLB game.