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Ryan Weathers, now a new dad, delivers solid start in Yankees’ win

Nypost · · 421 words · By Greg Joyce
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What to know about Ryan Weathers, now a new dad, delivers solid start in Yankees’ win

HOUSTON — As someone who recently became a father for the first time himself, Austin Wells probably would have understood if Ryan Weathers was not at his sharpest Saturday night, three days after the birth of his son.

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HOUSTON — As someone who recently became a father for the first time himself, Austin Wells probably would have understood if Ryan Weathers was not at his sharpest Saturday night, three days after the birth of his son.

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Try it free“I had a couple months before I had to go back to playing baseball,” said Wells, who became a dad during the offseason.

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Claim 1: “The left-hander, who raced home from Boston on Wednesday morning to arrive just in time for the birth of Paul David Weathers and then flew to Houston on Friday, threw 5 ¹/₃ innings of two-run ball against the Astros on the way to an 8-3 win.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Ryan Weathers pitched against the Astros in Houston on April 25, 2026, in an 8-3 Yankees win. The claim specifies 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, which is consistent with the general reporting of his performance in that game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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Claim 2: “Weathers’ wife, Thayer, was due to deliver Saturday, but he got a call at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday that her water broke.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Weathers' wife, Thayer, was due to deliver on Saturday, but he received a call on Wednesday morning regarding her labor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Weathers delivers a pitch during the Yankees’ 8-3 blowout win over Astros on April 25, 2026 in Houston. Troy Taormina-Imagn Images. Weathers’ wife, Thayer, was due to deliver Saturday, but he got…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Weathers’ wife, Thayer, has drawn fresh attention as the New York Yankees pitcher shared a personal milestone this week. The 26-year-old left-hander is now a father.Thayer Weathers, formerly Thay…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers welcomed his first baby with his wife, Thayer. The couple announced the birth of their son, named Paul David Weathers, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, April 2…
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Claim 3: “Weathers was able to make it over to Yankee Stadium on Thursday to throw his bullpen session and again Friday to play catch.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Weathers threw a bullpen session at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and played catch there on Friday.
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Claim 4: “Then he flew down to Houston on Friday and by Saturday was able to flip the switch from new dad to big league pitcher against a tough lineup.”
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The web search results confirm that Weathers flew to Houston on Friday and pitched in a game in Houston (on Saturday).
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Claim 5: “From Boston, where the Yankees were playing the Red Sox, he jumped in a car service back to New York and arrived home at 9:47 a.m. before his son was born at 10:04 a.m.”
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A web search result directly corroborates the sequence of events: traveling from Boston, arriving home at 9:47 a.m., and the son being born at 10:04 a.m. The context of the travel from Boston to New York is also supported by the search results.
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