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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Texas Rangers have signed veteran reliever Kirby Yates to a $4.5 million, one-year contract to bolster the bullpen of the World Series champs. Yates was 7-2 with five saves and a 3.28 ERA last season in helping the Atlanta Braves to a major league-best 104 wins. The right-hander will be 37 on opening day. A two-season stint with the Braves came after Yates missed all of 2021 following Tommy John surgery. Yates recorded an MLB-high 41 saves with San Diego in 2019.
