MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Weaver didn’t lose the sport for the Yankees on Monday night, but he didn’t make it any easier for them to attempt to win it.
And after getting tagged for five runs while recording one out within the seventh inning of what became a 7-0 loss to the Twins, he didn’t attempt to sugarcoat his outing either.
“That was trash,” Weaver said.
The last time he was on the mound before Monday, Weaver was getting two huge strikeouts to strand a pair of inherited runners in Saturday’s win over the Red Sox, a scene harking back to his best self over the past two seasons.
However the reliever has had some more hiccups of late, giving up at the very least one run in 4 of his past six outings as he tries to get back on target in time for the playoffs.
Monday’s issues, at the very least, needed to do along with his mechanics while giving up three hits and two walks.
“The body just wasn’t on time,” Weaver said. “It wasn’t aligned with what I used to be attempting to execute and do. I felt like I used to be fighting myself the entire time. Mentally, I used to be just attempting to overcome it, have a very good mindset and stay inside myself. Those two things just weren’t coming together.
“I’m not in any pain or anything along those lines. It’s just an energy, a scarcity of togetherness with the body. Those things occur. Nevertheless it’s just inexcusable. We got to search out a technique to get it done and overcome that.”
Before making his start Monday, Carlos Rodón was named the Yankees nominee for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award, a nod for the work that he and wife Ashley have done with their foundation that supports couples facing infertility and pregnancy loss.
“It’s definitely an enormous honor,” Rodón said. “Roberto was quite the ambassador for baseball. An unbelievable player on the sector and a greater person off the sector, giving his time to assist people and youngsters.”
Rodón was one in all seven Yankees — together with David Bednar, Fernando Cruz, Paul Goldschmidt, Tim Hill, Aaron Judge (who won it in 2023) and Giancarlo Stanton — to wear No. 21 in honor of the previous Pirates Hall of Famer and humanitarian on Monday, which was Roberto Clemente Day.
“I feel it’s time to retire 21 league-wide, just what he meant to the sport of baseball and more importantly, who he was off the sector,” said Bednar, who grew up in Pittsburgh and spent the past 4 ¹/₂ years with the Pirates.
After starting 11 straight games, including catching Sunday night’s series finale against the Red Sox, Ben Rice was out of the lineup Monday before pinch-hitting and catching the eighth inning.
“He’s obviously played probably as much as anyone,” Boone said. “Being mindful of this time of yr, he hasn’t played quite a bit down the stretch [in previous years] and he’s catching on top of it.”
Aaron Judge was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday after batting 9-for-20 (.450) with a 1.760 OPS and five home runs in six games.
MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Weaver didn’t lose the sport for the Yankees on Monday night, but he didn’t make it any easier for them to attempt to win it.
And after getting tagged for five runs while recording one out within the seventh inning of what became a 7-0 loss to the Twins, he didn’t attempt to sugarcoat his outing either.
“That was trash,” Weaver said.
The last time he was on the mound before Monday, Weaver was getting two huge strikeouts to strand a pair of inherited runners in Saturday’s win over the Red Sox, a scene harking back to his best self over the past two seasons.
However the reliever has had some more hiccups of late, giving up at the very least one run in 4 of his past six outings as he tries to get back on target in time for the playoffs.
Monday’s issues, at the very least, needed to do along with his mechanics while giving up three hits and two walks.
“The body just wasn’t on time,” Weaver said. “It wasn’t aligned with what I used to be attempting to execute and do. I felt like I used to be fighting myself the entire time. Mentally, I used to be just attempting to overcome it, have a very good mindset and stay inside myself. Those two things just weren’t coming together.
“I’m not in any pain or anything along those lines. It’s just an energy, a scarcity of togetherness with the body. Those things occur. Nevertheless it’s just inexcusable. We got to search out a technique to get it done and overcome that.”
Before making his start Monday, Carlos Rodón was named the Yankees nominee for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award, a nod for the work that he and wife Ashley have done with their foundation that supports couples facing infertility and pregnancy loss.
“It’s definitely an enormous honor,” Rodón said. “Roberto was quite the ambassador for baseball. An unbelievable player on the sector and a greater person off the sector, giving his time to assist people and youngsters.”
Rodón was one in all seven Yankees — together with David Bednar, Fernando Cruz, Paul Goldschmidt, Tim Hill, Aaron Judge (who won it in 2023) and Giancarlo Stanton — to wear No. 21 in honor of the previous Pirates Hall of Famer and humanitarian on Monday, which was Roberto Clemente Day.
“I feel it’s time to retire 21 league-wide, just what he meant to the sport of baseball and more importantly, who he was off the sector,” said Bednar, who grew up in Pittsburgh and spent the past 4 ¹/₂ years with the Pirates.
After starting 11 straight games, including catching Sunday night’s series finale against the Red Sox, Ben Rice was out of the lineup Monday before pinch-hitting and catching the eighth inning.
“He’s obviously played probably as much as anyone,” Boone said. “Being mindful of this time of yr, he hasn’t played quite a bit down the stretch [in previous years] and he’s catching on top of it.”
Aaron Judge was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday after batting 9-for-20 (.450) with a 1.760 OPS and five home runs in six games.
