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In Friday’s game against the Reds, Julian Merryweather had yet another bad outing. Since beginning the 2025 season with a 2.08 ERA in his first 14 appearances, Merryweather posted an ERA of 14.29 and WHIP of 3.177 (!) over his most recent seven games, with two home runs in just 5u2154 innings.
The outing Friday was apparently enough for Jed Hoyer & Co. (Bluesky link):
Kriske has pitched in 20 MLB games from 2020-23 for the Yankees, Orioles and Royals and.