American baseball player (born 1999)
Baseball player
Ryan Weathers (born December 17, 1999) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher for the
Miami Marlins of
Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the
San Diego Padres .
Amateur career
Weathers attended Loretto High School in
Loretto, Tennessee . As a junior in 2017, he went 8–0 with an 0.14
earned run average (ERA) and 111
strikeouts in 49 innings. He also hit .475 with five
home runs and 29
runs batted in (RBI).
[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] he was drafted 7th overall by the
San Diego Padres . 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 NLDS . He is 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]
Weathers made the Padres' 2021
Opening Day roster out of
spring training .
[13] On April 16, 2021, he made his first career MLB start against the
Los Angeles Dodgers .
[14] On July 24, Weathers hit his first career home run, a solo shot off
Miami Marlins starter
Braxton Garrett .
[15] 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, Weathers was traded to the
Miami Marlins in exchange for
Garrett Cooper and
Sean Reynolds .
[16]
Personal life
Weathers is the son of former MLB player
David Weathers .
[17]
[18]
Weathers married Thayer Hall in 2022.
[19]
[20] Weathers is a
Christian .
References
^ PATTON, MAURICE.
"Loretto's Weathers earns Mr. Baseball honors" .
^
"Loretto's Ryan Weathers named Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year" .
The Tennessean .
^
"Vanderbilt signee named nation's best player - Nashville Post" . Nashville Post .
^
"MLB draft or Vanderbilt? Decision can wait for now for Loretto's Ryan Weathers" . April 19, 2018.
^
"MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch" . Major League Baseball .
^ Downing, Kyle (July 1, 2018).
"Padres Sign First-Rounder Ryan Weathers" . MLB Trade Rumors . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
^
"San Diego Padres: Ryan Weathers Promoted, Makes Fort Wayne Debut" . August 22, 2018.
^
"Ryan Weathers Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball" . MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018 .
^
"Minors: Ryan Weathers piles up Ks in 2019 debut" . April 5, 2019.
^
"Edwards, Weathers and Henry Named Midwest League All-Stars" .
^
"Minors: Left-handers to watch in the Padres' farm system" . September 30, 2019.
^
San Diego Padres [@Padres] (October 7, 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 .
^
"Notes: Weathers on team; injury updates" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 8, 2021 .
^
"Dodgers vs. Padres - Game Recap - April 16, 2021 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 8, 2021 .
^
"Padres Daily: The ump wasn't to blame for everything; feats of Tatis; Weathers' surprise" . July 25, 2021.
^ Ruminski, Tom.
"Padres land Cooper from Marlins for Weathers" . TheScore.com .
^ McIntyre, Jeff (June 3, 2018).
"Like father, like son/Ryan Weathers ready to follow dad's footsteps in MLB Draft" . TimesDaily.com .
^ Kreager, Tom (April 5, 2017).
"Loretto's Ryan Weathers carries on family name on mound" .
The Tennessean . Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^
"Thayer Hall & Ryan Weathers Wedding Gift Registry | Crate & Barrel" .
External links
Active roster Inactive roster Injured list Restricted list Coaching staff
1969 :
Elliott
1970 :
Ivie
1971 :
Franklin
1972 :
Roberts
1973 :
Winfield
1974 :
Almon
1975 : Lentz
1976 :
Owchinko
1977 :
Greer
1978 :
Hawkins
1979 :
Lansford ,
Geren
1980 : Pyburn
1981 :
McReynolds , Castro
1982 :
Jones
1983 :
Hayward
1984 :
Mack ,
Green
1985 :
Cora
1986 :
Howard
1987 : Garner
1988 :
Benes
1989: None
1990 :
Beckett ,
Sanders
1991 :
Hamilton , Anthony
1992: None
1993 :
Lee
1994 :
Hermanson
1995 :
Davis
1996 : Halloran
1997 :
Nicholson
1998 :
Burroughs
1999 : Faison, Baxter, Ortiz, Burns,
Bynum , Trzesniak
2000 : Phillips
2001 : Gautreau
2002 :
Greene
2003 :
Stauffer
2004 :
Bush
2005 :
Carrillo ,
Ramos
2006 :
Antonelli , Burke
2007 : Schmidt,
Kulbacki , Cumberland,
Canham ,
Luebke , Payne
2008 :
Dykstra ,
Decker ,
Forsythe
2009 :
Tate
2010 :
Whitson
2011 :
Spangenberg ,
Ross ,
Kelly , Austin,
Peterson
2012 :
Fried ,
Eflin ,
Jankowski , Weickel
2013 :
Renfroe
2014 :
Turner
2015 : None
2016 :
Quantrill ,
Potts ,
Lauer
2017 :
Gore
2018 :
Weathers
2019 :
Abrams
2020 :
Hassell
2021 :
Merrill
2022 :
Lesko
2023 :
Head