Greg Weissert

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34+1⁄3innings pitched. [5]

Weissert interviewed after his first Major League win

Weissert started the 2019 season with the Tarpons and was promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder, where he posted a 1.88 ERA over 14 relief appearances and was eventually promoted to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for the team's postseason. [1] Baseball America rated Weissert as having the best slider in the Yankees' minor league system going into the 2021 season. [6] After starting the year with the Yankees' new Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, Weissert was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after posting a 0.71 ERA in 12+2⁄3 innings pitched over 12 appearances. [7] In 2022, Weissert served as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's closer. [8]

On August 25, 2022, the Yankees promoted Weissert to the major leagues. [9] In his major-league debut that night, he hit a batter with his first pitch, committed a balk, hit another batter with his second pitch, and allowed two walks before being removed from the game. [10] On August 30, he collected his first career win after tossing two scoreless innings in a 7–4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. [11]

The Yankees optioned Weissert to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the 2023 season. [12]

Boston Red Sox

On December 5, 2023, the Yankees traded Weissert, Richard Fitts, and Nicholas Judice to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Alex Verdugo. [13]

Personal life

In January 2021, Weissert married Abigail. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, Randy (May 26, 2021). "Yankees scouting reports: Somerset Patriots' under-the-radar pitching prospects making big strides, including Janson Junk". NJ.com .
  2. ↑ Hoch, Bryan (June 11, 2016). "Bronx tale: Yanks grab local product Weissert". MLB.com .
  3. ↑ "Bay Shore standout Greg Weissert gets drafted by the New York Yankees, now playing in Virginia". Greater Long Island. June 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kramer, Ari (July 9, 2017). "Yankee farmhand Greg Weissert glad to be closer to home". Newsday .
  5. ↑ "Weissert Becomes Fifth RiverDog Pitcher to Garner Promotion to Tampa". OurSports Central. June 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kuty, Brendan (May 22, 2021). "Glenn Otto Makes Strides At Double-A". Baseball America .
  7. ↑ Foley, Conor (June 15, 2021). "RailRiders dig out of early hole, rout Syracuse". The Scranton Times-Tribune .
  8. ↑ Hyland, Bridget (August 23, 2022). "Yankees might call up little-known reliever". NJ.com . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ Boland, Erik (August 25, 2022). "Yankees call up LI's Greg Weissert, activate Giancarlo Stanton, place Nestor Cortes on injured list". Newsday . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ "New York Yankees rookie right-hander Greg Weissert has shaky outing in MLB debut". ESPN.com . Associated Press. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ "After rough debut, Weissert bounced back big". mlb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Yankees' Greg Weissert: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Red Sox trade Alex Verdugo to Yankees for three pitchers". ESPN.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
Greg Weissert
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Weissert with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2022
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Pitcher
Born: (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 30)
Bay Shore, New York, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 2022, for the New York Yankees
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