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Hawaii’s Kirby Yates selected to MLB All-Star Game
For the second time in his career, Hawaii’s Kirby Yates is headed to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.
The Rangers closer was named to the American League roster, marking as the first time that he has been selected to the Mid-Summer Classic since 2019 when he was with the Padres.
In 2024, the Kauai native is 13-for-13 on save chances, having struck out 43 batters in 31.1 innings, with a dominant 0.86 ERA.
Yates, who led the league in saves with 41 in 2019 while in San Diego has bounced back from injury plagued seasons since then. He underwent two different surgeries since that All-Star season having spent time in Toronto and Atlanta prior to this season.
Yates, is now just the third Hawaii born player to ever be selected to multiple MLB All-Star games, joining Sid Fernandez and Shane Victorino who were both named to two ASG’s in their career.
The 2024 MLB All-Star Game is set for Tuesday, July 16 at 2:00 pm HST on KHON2.