Yankees place Ryan Weathers on IL as he hopes his season isn’t over

Nypost · Aug 23, 2026 · 598 words · By Mark W Sanchez

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What happened

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Ryan Weathers left the mound Saturday as a hurting starting pitcher and, if all goes well, likely would return at some point this season as a healthy reliever.

Common ground

“Big picture, obviously really good news,” manager Aaron Boone said after Weathers’ examinations revealed a low-grade flexor strain — which sent him to the 15-day injured list — but no damage to his UCL.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Weathers’ career-high 137 ¹/₃ innings?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Weathers’ career-high 137 ¹/₃ innings”

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Two independent sources (one general web result and Bolavip US) confirm that Weathers pitched a career-high 137 1/3 innings this season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John David Weathers (born September 25, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was a part of the New York Yankees' 1996 World Series championship over the Atlanta Braves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Weathers

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 Pad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Weathers

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Claim 2: “Yankees place Ryan Weathers on IL”

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Multiple independent sources (AOL/AP and Athlon) confirm that the New York Yankees placed Ryan Weathers on the 15-day injured list.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
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Claim 3: “Weathers will be shut down from two to four weeks”

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AOL and Athlon both report that manager Aaron Boone stated Weathers will be shut down for two to four weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Weathers will be shut down from two to four weeks before he can begin building up again and helping “in some capacity” before the end of the season, Boone said. That capacity almost certainly will be …
https://www.aol.com/articles/yankees-place-ryan-weathers-il-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Boone says Ryan Weathers will be shut down for 2-4 weeks but could return later this season as a high-leverage bullpen arm.
https://athlonsports.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/aaron-boone-ry…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan David Weathers is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins. A left-h…
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Claim 4: “owning a 1.29 ERA in his past six starts”

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The provided evidence does not mention a 1.29 ERA over his last six starts. One source mentions a 2.63 season ERA and a 5.29 ERA over his last four starts, but this refers to a different time period/team (Padres).

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Claim 5: “examinations revealed a low-grade flexor strain — which sent him to the 15-day injured list — but no damage to his UCL”

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Both AOL (quoting manager Aaron Boone) and nj.com confirm the diagnosis of a low-grade flexor strain, the 15-day IL placement, and the lack of damage to the UCL.

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Claim 6: “Weathers sustained a similar flexor strain issue last year with the Marlins that caused him to miss all of April and a couple weeks of May”

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AOL and other web results confirm that Weathers had a similar flexor strain with the Marlins that caused him to miss approximately a month (all of April and part of May).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eury Rafael Pérez (born April 15, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Pérez signed with the Marlins as an international free agent …
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Claim 7: “Weathers exited the mound in the fourth inning with a forearm issue”

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While sources confirm he was placed on the IL for a forearm issue, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions him exiting the mound in the fourth inning. The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about Tesla factories.

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