The Los Angeles Dodgers further bolstered their bullpen by signing Kirby Yates to a one-year, $13 million contract for the 2025 season. The Dodgers’ deal with Yates was originally reported on Jan.

After watching their reshaped pitching staff get ravaged by injuries last year, the Dodgers went into this offseason looking to bolster their pitching options across the board.

The Dodgers’ offseason spending spree has included signing Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract and inking Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki to a minor league deal.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $13 million, one-year contract with veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates.

The 37-year-old veteran has pitched just one inning in postseason play – a number he should be able to increase with the Dodgers next October.

On Tuesday night, the team agreed to a one-year, $13-million contract with veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. The signing came a week after news emerged the Dodgers and Yates were in advanced discussions on a deal.

Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates has agreed to a one-year contract worth $13 million to join the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers continue to spend in free agency, officially signing reliever Kirby Yates. But it is a different deal than originally reported.

A week after the news first broke that the Los Angeles Dodgers had reached a "tentative agreement" with free agent reliever Kirby Yates, Mark Feinsand of MLB.co