The New York Yankees keep making minor September moves. After sending Jonathan Loáisiga to the injured list and signing former farmhand Zach McAllister to an MLB contract, they claimed right-hander Luke Weaver off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
The Yankees will be Weaver’s third organization this year, as he opened the season with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mariners, who had signed him in late August after the Reds released him, designated him for assignment over the weekend.
The numbers evidence why two teams removed Weaver from their respective rosters: he is sporting a 6.