Overview
- The Yankees activated Weaver from the 15-day injured list on June 20 after he recovered from a left hamstring strain suffered June 1 at Dodger Stadium.
- In his first appearance back, Weaver yielded a go-ahead homer to Ramón Urías in the eighth inning of a 5-3 loss to Baltimore.
- Devin Williams converted all four save opportunities during Weaver’s absence, posting a 1.76 ERA over his last 16 outings.
- Manager Aaron Boone has penciled Weaver and Williams into interchangeable closer roles, with Weaver also available for multi-inning fireman duties.
- The club optioned Jayvien Sandridge to Triple-A Scranton after activating Weaver and continues to lean on bullpen depth from arms like Fernando Cruz and Jonathan Loáisiga.