Although the last meeting between the MLB and the MLBPA left us with a lot of uncertainty about the end of the work stoppage, the New York Yankees continue to strengthen themselves with interesting and experienced pieces, this was recently revealed when hiring the services of a former Boston Red Sox pitcher, according to Baseball América.
The information published by the aforementioned medium and confirmed by the A journalist specializing in the Yankees branches, Eli Fishman, points out that the hired pitcher is the experienced Ryan Weber, who received a Minor League contract.
With 31 years of age, Ryan Weber is a right-handed pitcher who has been in the Major Leagues since 2015 when he debuted with the Atlanta Braves. Later he wore the uniforms of the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays in 2018 and 2018 respectively.
From 2019 to 2021 the right-hander was with the Boston Red Sox, a team with which he managed to have more regularity in the MLB, although without showing an outstanding performance. Finally in the second half of last season he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers and later returned to Seattle.
In an irregular race of six years in the Majors, Weber has a win-loss record of 4-12 with lifetime effectiveness of 5.28, after have participated in 63 meetings, of which 16 were starts, and having poached 107 rivals, leaving a WHIP of 1.347.
This is the second pitcher signed by the Bronx Bombers in less than a week, remembering that they recently hired the Mexican Manny Bañuelos, also with a Minor League agreement.
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