Ryan Weathers

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Ryan Weathers
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Weathers with the San Diego Padres in 2021
New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 26)
Loretto, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
October 6, 2020, for the San Diego Padres
Men's baseball
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Ryan David Weathers (born December 17, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins. He made his MLB debut in 2020.

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Amateur career

Weathers attended Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennessee. Playing for the school's baseball team, he had a 8–0 win-loss record with an 0.14 earned run average (ERA) and 111 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched as a pitcher and batted .475 with five home runs and 29 runs batted in (RBI) in his junior year. [1] As a senior in 2018, Weathers was the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after going 11–0 with a 0.09 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 76 innings. [2] [3] Weathers committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball. [4]

Professional career

San Diego Padres

Considered one of the top prospects for the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, [5] the San Diego Padres selected him in the first round, with the seventh overall selection. He signed with the Padres on July 1, 2018, receiving a $5,226,500 signing bonus. [6] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres and was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps in August. [7] In seven starts between the two clubs, Weathers was 0–3 with a 3.44 ERA. [8]

Weathers returned to the TinCaps for the 2019 season, [9] earning Midwest League All-Star honors. [10] Over 22 starts, he pitched to a 3–7 record with a 3.84 ERA over 96 innings, striking out ninety. [11]

On October 6, 2020, Weathers made his major league debut during Game 1 of the 2020 National League Division Series. He was the second pitcher and sixth player in MLB history to make his debut in the postseason, following Shane McClanahan, Alex Kirilloff, Adalberto Mondesi, Mark Kiger, and Bug Holliday. [12] In his only pitching appearance that year, he walked two batters in 1+1⁄3 innings. [13] [14]

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Weathers with El Paso in 2022

Weathers made the Padres' 2021 Opening Day roster out of spring training. [15] On April 16, 2021, he made his first career MLB start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. [16] On July 24, Weathers hit his first career home run, a solo shot off Miami Marlins starter Braxton Garrett. [17] He finished the 2021 season with a 4–7 record and pitched to a 5.32 ERA in 30 games (18 starts).

Miami Marlins

On August 1, 2023, the Padres traded Weathers to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Garrett Cooper and Sean Reynolds. [18] He made three appearances (two starts) down the stretch, logging an 0–2 record and 7.62 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 13 innings pitched.

Weathers began the 2024 campaign as part of Miami's rotation. In 13 starts, he compiled a 3–5 record and 3.55 ERA with 67 strikeouts over 71 innings. Weathers was placed on the injured list with a left index finger strain on June 8, [19] and transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 7. [20] He was activated on September 18, and made three more starts to conclude the year. [21]

On March 20, 2025, it was announced that Weathers would miss at least four-to-six weeks due to a left forearm strain. [22] After returning, he made five starts for Miami, posting a 1–1 record and 3.28 ERA with 23 strikeouts across 24+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 9, Weathers was placed on the 60-day injured list due to a left lat strain. [23] He was activated from the injured list on September 11. [24]

New York Yankees

On January 13, 2026, the Marlins traded Weathers to the New York Yankees for Dillon Lewis, Brendan Jones, Dylan Jasso, and Juan Matheus. [25] [26]

Personal life

Weathers is the son of former MLB pitcher David Weathers. [27] [28] [14]

Weathers married Thayer Hall in 2022. [29] [30]

References

  1. ↑ Patton, Maurice (May 23, 2017). "Loretto's Weathers earns Mr. Baseball honors". Columbia Daily Herald. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Michael (May 31, 2018). "Gatorade National Baseball Player of Year is Ryan Weathers of Loretto". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Boclair, David (June 1, 2018). "Vanderbilt signee named nation's best player". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "MLB draft or Vanderbilt? Decision can wait for now for Loretto's Ryan Weathers". April 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  6. ↑ Downing, Kyle (July 1, 2018). "Padres Sign First-Rounder Ryan Weathers". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "San Diego Padres: Ryan Weathers Promoted, Makes Fort Wayne Debut". August 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ryan Weathers Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Minors: Ryan Weathers piles up Ks in 2019 debut". April 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Edwards, Weathers and Henry Named Midwest League All-Stars".
  11. ↑ "Minors: Left-handers to watch in the Padres' farm system". September 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ San Diego Padres [@Padres] (October 6, 2020). "Ryan Weathers is the second pitcher ever and fifth player in MLB history to make his debut in the #Postseason. At 20 years and 294 days old, he's also the second-youngest to do so. https://t.co/OQ0vwvH9ZL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Weathers Postseason Pitching Game Logs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  14. 1 2 Sanders, Jeff (October 7, 2020). "Ryan Weathers and family savor an improbable MLB debut". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Notes: Weathers on team; injury updates". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Dodgers vs. Padres - Game Recap - April 16, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ Acee, Kevin (July 25, 2021). "Padres Daily: The ump wasn't to blame for everything; feats of Tatis; Weathers' surprise". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021.
  18. ↑ Ruminski, Tom (August 2023). "Padres land Cooper from Marlins for Weathers". TheScore.com.
  19. ↑ "Weathers placed on 15-day IL with index finger strain". mlb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  20. ↑ Deeds, Nick (July 7, 2024). "Marlins Claim Darren McCaughan". MLB Trade Rumors.
  21. ↑ "Marlins Designate Jeff Lindgren For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Ryan Weathers Out At Least Four To Six Weeks With Forearm Strain". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  23. ↑ McDonald, Darragh (June 9, 2025). "Marlins Place Ryan Weathers On 60-Day IL With Lat Strain". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  24. ↑ McDonald, Darragh (September 11, 2025). "Marlins Designate Seth Martinez For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  25. ↑ Hoch, Bryan (January 14, 2026). "Ryan Weathers traded to Yankees". MLB.com. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  26. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (January 13, 2026). "Yankees acquire Ryan Weathers from Marlins for 4 prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  27. ↑ McIntyre, Jeff (June 3, 2018). "Like father, like son/Ryan Weathers ready to follow dad's footsteps in MLB Draft". TimesDaily.com.
  28. ↑ Kreager, Tom (April 5, 2017). "Loretto's Ryan Weathers carries on family name on mound". The Tennessean . Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  29. ↑ Weathers, Ryan [@ryanweathers25]; (January 24, 2022). "A year full of excitement, love and memories. Now here's to a lifetime of all three. I love you Thayer🤍 Shoutout to @gatorade for helping me find my life partner" . Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Instagram.
  30. ↑ "Thayer Hall & Ryan Weathers Wedding Gift Registry | Crate & Barrel".
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