With Tanner Scott unavailable after pitching in three of the last five days and Blake Treinen on the injured list, Yates got the save chance in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He gave up a double to Josh Smith before Adolis García took him deep for a walk-off two-run homer.

Yates gave up ringing doubles to Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar before exiting. Fortunately, his velocity was nearly a match for his 2024 numbers. His splitter might not be all of the way there yet, but he’ll figure that out. He appears destined to work in the seventh and eighth innings for the Dodgers initially.

The two sides came to a tentative agreement last week and finalized the deal on Tuesday. To make the move official, the Dodgers cleared a spot on their 40-man roster by designating Ryan Brasier for assignment. The expectation is that Yates will take over as the team’s closer, but with Tanner Scott and Evan Phillips also in the mix, Dodgers’ skipper Dave Roberts has a plethora of riches at his disposal in the late innings.

It took roughly one week after initial reports surfaced linking Yates to Los Angeles, but Passan adds that the deal is finally done after the veteran stopper passed his physical. There should be an official announcement from the Dodgers in the coming days, if not sooner. The 37-year-old closer converted 33 of 34 save opportunities last year for the Rangers to accompany a sparkling 1.17 ERA (2.50 FIP), 0.83 WHIP and 85/28 K/BB ratio across 61 2/3 innings (61 appearances). He figures to take over as the Dodgers’ primary closer with lefty free agent import Tanner Scott moving to a more versatile fireman-type role. The move is undoubtedly a positive one from a fantasy perspective and puts him squarely in the RP10-15 range on draft day.