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Dodgers Place Kirby Yates On Injured List

By Anthony Franco | August 1, 2025 at 4:54pm CDT

The Dodgers placed veteran reliever Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 29, with lower back pain. Deadline acquisitions Brock Stewart, Alex Call and Paul Gervase have all reported to the team and been added to the active roster.

Yates is the latest L.A. reliever to land on the shelf. This is his second stint of the season. He missed a few weeks with a hamstring strain earlier in the year. Signed to a one-year, $13MM free agent deal, Yates has turned in a disappointing 4.31 ERA across 31 1/3 innings. That’s despite plus strikeout and walk rates, as he has been plagued by the home run.

There’s no indication this’ll be anything other than a brief absence. Stewart should step into high-leverage work, while Gervase could be a middle reliever. Yates joins Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips, Michael Kopech and Brusdar Graterol on the shelf. Phillips is done for the year. Graterol has a shot at a late-season return from shoulder surgery. Scott has an uncertain timeline with elbow discomfort, while Kopech is aiming to make it back from meniscus surgery in his right knee.

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28 Comments

  1. BlueSkies_LA

    9 hours ago

    Gervase hasn’t been optioned to the minors? Yikes.

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    • Bivouac-Sal

      8 hours ago

      Bet he’s optioned tomorrow when Snell is activated.

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  2. dirtyjog

    8 hours ago

    *Dodgers acquire deadline relief help*

    Yates: “Awww, ma back!”

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    • freddiemeetgibby

      3 hours ago

      This man needs a backiotomy!

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  3. DigglinDickers

    8 hours ago

    The Dodgers were huge losers at the deadline.

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    • freddiemeetgibby

      7 hours ago

      With the market prices this deadline, I’m not sure you can call them losers. Maybe more like cautiously mid.

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    • J. Carrillo

      7 hours ago

      The amount of prospects they received for the few trades they did do, I wouldn’t say they were losers. Restock the farm & add a couple sneaky pieces

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    • Cap & Crunch

      7 hours ago

      Got better this year
      Got better next year with cheap Cali/Stewart arbs
      Built the farm up^

      Gave up nothing

      Its in my minority opinion this is the best trade deadline dating back to the Manny deal for the Dodgers.. Thoroughly impressed how AF and crew played the markets this year

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    • Another Dodgers Fan

      3 hours ago

      They clearly stated in the off-season they were loading up on quality depth pieces so they didn’t have to pay trade deadline prices anymore.

      Overall they’ve stuck with that, and spent very little capital filing current holes. The rest will be this recovering from injury. Which is as good as most of what the could have gotten at the deadline.

      A good outfielder with decent bat to ball skills is a win in that lineup. A solid relief pitcher, and a few other pieces is really all we needed to add.

      The entire point was not to have to win the trade deadline.

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    • Shrutefarm

      2 hours ago

      They also just acquired Blake Treinen, Blake Snell, and in a few days, Max Muncy. That’s a pretty good enhancement!!

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      1 hour ago

      The only opportunity to fairly determine who was a winner or loser at the deadline comes at the beginning of November.

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  4. Longtimecoming

    8 hours ago

    At the deadline? tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, sasaki, snell, Glasgow, Conforto, not so good during the off-season Free Agency

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    • Bivouac-Sal

      7 hours ago

      Not to nit pick, but Glasnow was obtained by trade in December 2023. Suggest you judge the rest of the first place Dodgers in 60 days.

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      • Longtimecoming

        7 hours ago

        Biv – tell me you didn’t think LA would be up by 20 games by name and rolling to a WS without even having to play the games.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          7 hours ago

          For sure they have been hanging on by their fingernails. And it isn’t getting easier. But they have long nails. Full disclosure: pre-season I had them winning 106 games. They won’t be close to that. But I am looking at a rotation of Ohtani, Snell, Glasnow , Yamamoto in October. That will play.

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        • Longtimecoming

          7 hours ago

          Admitting to 106 – most didn’t think less than 125.

          If the rotation comes to fruition it should be strong.

          Been lucky that offense at top of order and resurgence of Pages (remember a few months ago LA fans wanted him released?) has been scoring 8 runs a game. Been able to withstand the devastating injuries.

          Up 3 tonight but winning division isn’t a big deal anymore with the new playoff set up.

          SD definitely got stronger in lineup for some runs.

          Should be fun last 2 months and then a series like last year (but with a different result because SF won’t go 22 innings without scoring!)

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        • deej

          7 hours ago

          Their payroll is like $400 million. They shouldn’t be hanging on by their fingernails.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          7 hours ago

          I’ll be sure to pass along your advice.

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        • freddiemeetgibby

          3 hours ago

          No one that understands baseball thought 125. That’s casual nonsense talk radio fodder.

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      • VegasSDfan

        6 hours ago

        First place, for now

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          6 hours ago

          Uh huh.

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        • DarrenDreifortsContract

          5 hours ago

          NL West titles are the only ones Padres fans can celebrate.

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        • Bivouac-Sal

          5 hours ago

          What, once every 16-18 years or so?

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        • DarrenDreifortsContract

          5 hours ago

          That’s a world series to them lol.

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        • freddiemeetgibby

          3 hours ago

          World Series champs forever

          Reply
  5. whiplash1022

    3 hours ago

    Fun Fact:

    Kirby Yates has played for 7 teams over 11 seasons and NEVER been traded

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      1 hour ago

      My family moved a lot when I was a kid. But I always found them. (Rodney Dangerfield)

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  6. straightuphonestguy

    2 hours ago

    I liked all the Dodgers moves, but I thought they needed to do more to reinforce the pen. Seems very risky to rely on four relievers returning healthy and at the top of their game.

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