[3] In 2010, he spent most of the season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League, where he was 3–6 record with a 3.30 ERA in 27 games (12 stars).

[4] He was promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League on August 12, but made only one start before he was shut down for the year with a strained right shoulder that required offseason surgery.

[5] The surgery caused him to also miss the first two months of the 2011 season before rehabbing in the Gulf Coast League and then rejoining Charlotte on June 22.

[6] He was also selected as the Rays organizations Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year while recording 16 saves.

[5] Yates was added to the Rays 40-man roster on November 20, 2013[7] and made 21 appearances for Durham, allowing only one run in 25 innings.

[4] Yates was called up to the majors for the first time on June 7, 2014, and made his debut that day,[8] pitching 1+1⁄3 scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners with two strikeouts (his first being against Brad Miller).

[12][13] He was subsequently designated for assignment on January 5, 2016 and three days later traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations.

[19] After six games in the minors, Yates made his Angels debut as a reliever on April 22 against the Toronto Blue Jays and allowed a two-run home run to Kevin Pillar before retiring the next three batters he faced.

[10] Yates credited his success this season to the development of a split-finger fastball in the spring which he began throwing more often with the Padres.

[10] At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Yates was selected to represent Major League Baseball at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.

[39] Yaes was activated off of the injured list on August 10[40] and allowed four funs in seven innings in nine games at the end of the season.