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The Yankees might try a minors-to-playoffs jump for Carlos Lagrange. Ryan Weathers pulled off the wildest one ever: ‘I blacked out’

Nypost · · 183 words · By Greg Joyce
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What to know about The Yankees might try a minors-to-playoffs jump for Carlos Lagrange. Ryan Weathers pulled off the wildest one ever: ‘I blacked out’

If Ryan Weathers is somehow able to make it back in time from a forearm injury to be on the Yankees’ roster for the AL wild-card series, despite not pitching in a game in over a month — more on that in a minute — it would still not be his craziest road to the…

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If Ryan Weathers is somehow able to make it back in time from a forearm injury to be on the Yankees’ roster for the AL wild-card series, despite not pitching in a game in over a month — more on that in a minute — it would still not be his craziest road to the…

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Sign Up Now That came back in 2020, when he pulled off a jump that would make what the Yankees are debating doing with Carlos Lagrange seem like nothing.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ryan Weathers is [dealing with] a forearm injury”
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Two independent reports from the New York Post confirm that Ryan Weathers suffered a forearm injury (specifically left forearm flexor) and exited a game due to a forearm issue.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Weathers (left forearm flexor) could still make it back. He’s expected to throw live Friday.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/sports/yankees-put-clarke-schm…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Weathers exited the mound in the fourth inning with a forearm issue
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/sports/yankees-place-ryan-weat…
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Claim 2: “Weathers, two years after being drafted out of high school, essentially went from Low-A to the Padres to make his MLB debut in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers [in 2020].”
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The claim is corroborated by a web search result stating he had not pitched since Aug 30, 2019, for the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low-A) and made his major league debut on Tuesday (during the NLDS against the Dodgers). The Wikipedia entry for Ryan Weathers also confirms his professional history.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 American League Division Series (ALDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2026 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2026 American Leag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_American_League_Division_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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Claim 3: “not pitching in a game in over a month”
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The provided web search results discuss his performance (home runs), his 2019 status, and his splits, but none of the provided evidence confirms whether he has been absent from pitching for 'over a month' in the current context.
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web search NEUTRAL — The bad news is that Ryan Weathers has worse splits, they’re weirder, and they’re (unfortunately) a little easier to explain.A 6.54 ERA, a WHIP of 1.5 and a strikeout rate of 6 per 9 innings. That is …
https://bandwagonbeach.com/p/the-ryan-weathers-problem
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Weathers allowed a lot of home runs in the early months of the season.The pitch has long been a staple of his arsenal, but the two-seamer/sinker is another story. Thrown sparingly in previous sea…
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/prone-to-gophers-early-on-ryan-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Weathers had not pitched since Aug. 30, 2019, for the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps. Preller said he believed Weathers could provide multiple innings over the course of the series. Weathers made his…
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2020-10-06/youn…
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