Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ryan Weathers was born December 17, 1999, in Loretto, Tennessee. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Weathers attended Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennessee. As a junior in 2017, he went 8–0 with an 0.11 earned run average (ERA) and 111 strikeouts in 49 innings. He also hit .475 with five home runs and 29 runs batted in (RBI). As a senior in 2018, Weathers was the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after going 11–0 with a 0.09 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 76 innings.

On October 6, 2020, Weathers made his major league debut during Game 1 of the 2020 NLDS. He is the second pitcher and the sixth player in MLB history to make his debut in the postseason, following Shane McClanahan, Alex Kirilloff, Adalberto Mondesi, Mark Kiger, and Bug Holliday.

Weathers made the Padres' 2021 Opening Day roster out of spring training. On April 16, 2021, he made his first career MLB start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On July 24, Weathers hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Miami Marlins starter Braxton Garrett.

On August 1, 2023, Weathers was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Garrett Cooper and Sean Reynolds.