Ryan Weathers

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.
High School Loretto High School
Debut October 6, 2020 (Division Series)

Born November 6, 1999 in Loretto, TN USA

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Pitcher Ryan Weathers is the son of long-time major leaguer David Weathers. He was drafted 7th overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2018 amateur draft. He was the second high schooler and the first high school pitcher selected in the draft. He was outstanding as a high school senior at Loretto High School, going 11-0, 0.09 with 148 strikeouts in 76 innings and was named the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. The previous summer, he had played in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, ON. In 9 2/3 IP, he allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and no runs while fanning 12. He beat Silver Medalist South Korea as the US won Gold. He tied for the tournament lead in wins (2-0) and tied Harley Gollert for 4th in ERA (three pitchers at 0.00 had more innings - Ginji Miura, Brandon Dieter and Matthew Liberatore). His fastball was timed as high as 95 mph, and he had two other solid pitches, a curveball and a change-up.

He made his major league debut in Game 1 of the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 6, 2020. That made him already the third player to make his debut in the 2020 Postseason, following Alex Kirilloff in the Wild Card Series and Shane McClanahan a day earlier in the ALDS. Coming into a scoreless game in the 3rd inning, after an injury had forced the early departure of Mike Clevinger, he pitched an inning and a third without allowing a run or a hit, although he walked two batters.

He made his regular season debut in 2021, when he started 18 games in 30 outings for San Diego. He finished at 4-7, 5.32 with 1 save, logging 94 2/3 innings. However, he was limited to just 1 start in 2022, when he gave up 4 runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs on June 15th. He spent the bulk of that season in AAA with the El Paso Chihuahuas, going 7-7, 6.73 in 31 games. In 2023 he started the season with the Padres, but shuttled between San Diego and El Paso. He was 1-2, 4.20 in 8 starts in AAA and 1-6, 6.25 in 12 games in San Diego. On August 1st, with the Padres in postseason contention, he was traded to the Miami Marlins in return for veterans Garrett Cooper and Sean Reynolds. ironically, the Marlins made it into October baseball that year, although Ryan's contribution was minimal, going 0-2, 7.62 in 3 games. He pitched better for the AAA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, with a record of 4-0, 2.54 in 7 starts.

He then spent most of 2024 in the majors with the Marlins, although health issues limited him to 16 starts. He pitched well during those, however, with a record of 5-6 and an ERA of 3.63. It may not look like much, but he was second on the staff in wins, only one behind reliever Tanner Scott, and his ERA was the best among the 14 pitchers who made at least 4 starts for the Fish that year. He again struggled with his various health issues in 2025, which limited him to 8 games in the majors and 5 in the minors, but he again did well when he was able to take the mound, going 2-2, 3.99 in 8 starts. In both 2024 and 2025, he averaged just a smidgen under one strikeouts per inning. So the potential to become a front-line starter in the majors was still there, and that was what the New York Yankees were banking on when they paid a steep price to acquire him on January 13, 2026. They gave up four prospects to do so, including three of them ranked between #15 and #23 on their prospect list, hoping that he would be able to stay healthy and stabilize an uncertain starting rotation.

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