Texas Rangers sign relief pitcher Kirby Yates

The Texas Rangers signed their first new player since winning the World Series.

Relief pitcher Kirby Yates comes to Texas from the Braves.

The 36-year-old right-hander had a solid 2023 season for Atlanta after missing most of the previous three years due to injuries.

Before that, he was one of the most dominant relievers in baseball.

Texas Rangers fan said he wanted see a World Series win and to meet Clarice Tinsley; Now he’s done both

“I’ve been waiting my whole life to do two things: a Rangers World Championship and to meet Clarice Tinsley,” Borna Danesh said after the Rangers beat the Houston Astros. Now, both dreams have come true.

Bullpen upgrades are among the Rangers’ top priorities this winter.

Texas relievers blew 33 saves in the regular season but overcame those struggles in the playoffs.

Rangers’ Bruce Bochy ‘Amazed’ About Winning World Series In Return To Dugout

No one seemed happier at last year’s Winter Meetings than Bruce Bochy. He was returning to baseball to manage the Texas Rangers following a three-year retirement.

And no one seems happier to be at this year’s Winter Meetings than Bochy. He is basking in the afterglow of winning his fourth World Series title as a manager as well as the first in the franchise’s 63-year history.

“It’s been good,” Bochy said of his offseason as he met with the media on Tuesday at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort in Nashville. “It’s been quiet the last two, three weeks, though. Took a little vacation down in Florida. Got a little fishing in. Spent Thanksgiving with some family.

“But it was fun to look back and reflect a little bit on everything and what a special season it was, which I hope everybody does. It’s pretty cool what happened. You have to savor these things.”