Jered Weaver
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Jered David Weaver
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 7", Weight 205 lb.
- School California State University, Long Beach
- Debut May 27, 2006
- Born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, CA USA
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The brother of Jeff Weaver, Jered Weaver was a sensation in his rookie year in the big leagues in 2006, going 11-2 with a 2.56 ERA for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Weaver had thrown 45 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings for Team USA in the summer of 2003, but in the 6th inning of the Gold Medal game of the 2003 Pan American Games, he ran into trouble. Carlos Tabares bunted his way aboard and later scored on a Yulieski Gourriel hit. The next inning, Ariel Pestano singled in a run to put Cuba ahead 2-1 and Norge Vera made it hold up as Cuba won 3-1 over Weaver.
Weaver was a highly touted pitcher coming out of college at Cal State Long Beach, where he won the Golden Spikes Award as the top collegiate player. Jeremy Reed was a teammate on the 2002 Cal State Long Beach team. He was a consensus early first round pick in the 2004 amateur draft, but since he was represented by agent Scott Boras, he fell into the middle of the first round and was selected by the Anaheim Angels. His contract negotiations were contentious, but he eventually signed prior to the 2005 amateur draft.
In 2005, he split his time between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League, and the Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League. In both places, his ERA was between 3.80 and 4.00.Moving up to the AAA Salt Lake Bees in the Pacific Coast League in 2006, he appeared in 12 games with a record of 6-1 and an ERA of 2.10 before being called up to the majors. Baseball America rated him as the best pitching prospect and #2 overall prospect (behind Stephen Drew) in the PCL in 2006.
Weaver made his big league debut on May 27, 2006 and did not disappoint, allowing no runs and just three hits over seven innings in his first start. After four outings, he was sent back to the minors, but he was recalled again less than two weeks later. Ironically, his brother was designated for assignment to make room for Jered on the Angels roster.
On June 28, 2008, he combined with Jose Arredondo to hold the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless, but still lost the game 1-0, when he allowed Matt Kemp to reach base on his fielding error in the 6th innning, and then to score on a stolen base combined to a throwing error and a sacrifice fly. He was lifted for pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh. The Angels were the first team to lose a game without allowing a hit since 1992, when Matt Young accomplished the feat for the Boston Red Sox.
