Full name is Luke Allen Weaver...Attended DeLand High School (Fla.)...In three seasons at Florida State University (2012-14) went 16-6 with a 3.04 ERA and 244 K in 49 games (37 starts)...Was named 2014 First Team All-ACC and Third Team Collegiate Baseball All-American...Won the 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award...Was also tabbed the 2013 Tallahassee Regional Most Outstanding Player after his 113 K ranked 11th among NCAA Division 1 pitchers...His brother-in-law also played at FSU and was selected by the Tigers in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft...In 2024, volunteered on September 11 alongside nearly 100 MLB employees at an event aboard the Intrepid Museum for the nonprofit "9/11 Day," helping pack meals for families in need in surrounding communities...Had a Little League field named after he and his wife in Hoyo Oscuro, Dominican Republic through Big League Impact, a charitable organization which was founded by his former teammate, Adam Wainwright...As part of the Diamondbacks' 2019 Summer of Safety program, helped deliver 100 new bikes and helmets to kids at the Boys and Girls Club...Also co-hosted "Swing For Impact" at Top Golf Scottsdale to benefit Food For the Hungry, Striking Out Poverty and the Phoenix Rescue Mission...Pitched for the 2013 USA Baseball National Team...The team went 20-3 overall.
2024
In 62 relief appearances for the Yankees, went 7-3 with four saves and a 2.89 ERA (84.0 IP, 52 H, 28R/27ER, 26 BB, 103 K, 10 HR)...Opponents batted .176/.248/.334 (52-for-296, 10 HR); LH: .162/.253/.261 (23-for-142, three HR); RH: .188/.244/.403 (29-for-154, seven HR)...Set a career high in games and tied his career high in wins (also 2017 and '18 with St. Louis)...His 103 K were the most by a Yankees reliever in a single season since Dellin Betances (115 K in 2018)...Were also tied with Jay Howell (103 K in 1984) and Rich Gossage (103 K in 1980) for the eighth-most by a Yankees reliever in a single season, trailing only Betances (135 K in 2014, 131 K in 2015, 126 K in 2016 and 115 K in 2018), Mariano Rivera (130 K in 1996), Gossage (122 K in 1978) and Joe Page (114 K in 1947)...Among Major League relievers, ranked third in innings pitched (84.0 IP, first in AL) and tied for third in strikeouts (103, tied for third in AL)...Held opponents to a .136/.203/.288 (8-for-59) slash line with RISP...Recorded four or more outs in 31 of his 62 outings, the fourth-most among Major League relievers, trailing Michael Tonkin (35), Ryan Yarbrough (34) and Pedro Avila (33)…20 of those 31 appearances were scoreless, tied for the fourth-most such games in the Majors among relievers, trailing only Tyler Holton (25), Derek Law (22) and Avila (21)...Recorded five or more outs in 23 games, the fifth-most such games in the Majors among relievers…15 of those appearances were scoreless, the fifth-most such games in the Majors among relievers...Tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 appearances...Tossed at least 2.0 scoreless innings in nine appearances, tied for the sixth-most in the AL among relievers...Earned the win in each of his first three appearances: 3/29 at Houston (1.1 IP), 4/1 at Arizona (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 HP) and 4/6 vs. Toronto (2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 HP)...After allowing seven R/ER in 10.2 IP over his first six games of the season (3/29-4/16), posted a 2.45 ERA (73.1 IP, 20 ER) and 96 K in his final 56 appearances (4/20-9/29)...Struck out at least one batter in 22 consecutive appearances from 4/6-6/9, tied for the ninth-longest streak by a Yankees reliever in franchise history...Was tied for the fourth-longest single-season streak by a Yankees reliever in franchise history, trailing only Dellin Betances (44 G in 2018), Aroldis Chapman (29G in 2021) and Andrew Miller (28 G in 2016)...Posted a career-best 18.0 scoreless inning streak from 4/20-5/20...Was the second-longest scoreless streak by a Yankee in 2024, trailing only Nestor Cortes' 20.0 scoreless inning streak from 8/13-26...Was the longest single-season scoreless streak by a Yankees reliever since Ron Marinaccio's 19.0 scoreless inning streak from 5/22-7/28/22...Allowed just 5 H over that streak, posting a .085/.129/.102 (5-for-59) opponents slash line in that span (2 BB, 24 K, 1 HP)...Did not allow a run in 18 of his final 21 games from 8/3-9/29, including 15 of his final 17 appearances (8/16-9/29)...Over his final 17 appearances, went 3-0 with four saves and a 0.92 ERA (19.2 IP, 2 ER) and 33 K...Posted a 15.10 K/9.0IP ratio during that stretch and held opponents to a .147/.227/.206 (10-for-68) slash line over that span...Including the postseason, went 4-0 with eight saves, a 1.29 ERA (35.0 IP, 5 ER) and 49 K in his final 29 appearances of the season (8/16-10/30)...Held opponents to a .154/.215/.248 (18-for-117) slash line...Recorded multiple strikeouts in each of his final eight appearances from 9/6-29, striking out 24-of-40 BF and posting a 19.64 K/9.0IP ratio (24K/11.0IP)...Allowed 1R/0ER over that span, going 3-0 with four saves and a .108 opponents BA (4-for-37) in those games...Earned his first career save on 9/6 at Chicago-NL after tossing a scoreless ninth inning (1 BB, 2 K)...Made his 200th career appearance on 9/9 vs. Kansas City (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K)...Recorded at least three K in five consecutive appearances from 9/11-22, tied for the second-longest such streak by a Yankees reliever in a single season in franchise history, trailing only Fred Beene (6 G from 6/1-7/1(G2)/73)...Earned his second career save on 9/13 vs. Boston after tossing 2.0 scoreless innings and recording a season-high five K (one H)...His five K matched his career high as a reliever (also five K on 8/23/23 at Chicago-AL with Seattle)...Saw his first career postseason action, going 1-0 with four saves and a 1.76 ERA (15.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 16 K, 2 HR) in 12 relief appearances...Did not allow a run in 10 of his 12 appearances...Held opponents to a .163/.200/.306 (8-for-49) slash line...Recorded at least four outs in eight of his appearances and five outs in four of them...Appeared in each of the Yankees' first seven postseason games...Joined teammate Clay Holmes (2024) and Adam Ottavino (2019) as the only pitchers in franchise history to pitch in each of the Yankees...first seven games of a postseason...Became the first Yankee and the sixth player in Major League history to record four saves in his first five career postseason appearances (since saves became an official stat in 1969), joining Cody Allen, Dennis Eckersley, Jason Isringhausen, Troy Percival and Brian Wilson...Also became the sixth pitcher in Major League history to record four saves in his team's first five games of a postseason (since saves became an official stat in 1969), joining Dennis Eckersley (1988 with Oakland), Mark Wohlers (1996 with Atlanta), Neftalí Feliz (2011 with Texas), Cody Allen (2016 with Cleveland) and Paul Sewald (2023 with Arizona)...Was the third pitcher in Major League history (since saves became an official stat in 1969) to record at least three saves of four-or-more outs in their first five career postseason games, joining Jeurys Familia (three in 2015) and Byung-Hyun Kim (three in 2001)...Recorded two five-out saves: ALDS Game 3 at Kansas City and ALCS Game 1 vs. Cleveland...Became the third player in franchise history (since saves became an official stat in 1969) to record a five-out save in one of their first three career postseason appearances (1.2 IP in ALDS Game 3 at Kansas City), joining Tommy Kahnle's six-out save (ALDS Game 4 vs. Cleveland in 2017) and Ken Clay's 11-out save (ALCS Game 1 at Kansas City in 1978)...Also became the fourth player (ninth time) in franchise history to record multiple saves of at least five outs in a single postseason (since saves became an official stat in 1969), joining Goose Gossage (six such saves in 1981), Mariano Rivera (five such saves in 2003, four such saves in 2000 and '01, and two such saves in 1998, '99 and 2009) and Aroldis Chapman (two such saves in 2017)...Is the only Yankee to record at least two saves of at least five outs in his first five career postseason appearances and just the seventh pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the feat...Pitched in all four games of the ALDS vs. Kansas City, earning three saves over 4.1 scoreless innings (2 H, 5 K)...Was the third player in franchise history to record three saves in a Division Series, joining Goose Gossage in 1981 and Mariano Rivera in 2000...Is also one of 13 players in Major League history to record three saves in a Division Series...Did not allow a run in four World Series appearances (5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HP, 1 BK)...Had his 2025 club option exercised on 11/1.
2023
Made 29 combined appearances (25 starts) with the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Yankees, going 3-6 with a 6.40 ERA (123.2IP, 155H, 90R/88ER, 40BB, 109K, 29HR)…opponents batted .301/.353/.559 (155-for-515, 29HR); LH /281/.348/.525 (68-for-242, 13HR); RH .319/.358/.590 (87-for-273, 16HR)...Allowed 2BB-or-fewer in 23 of his 25 starts...Allowed 33 of his 84R allowed as a starter in the first inning...Signed a one-year Major League contract with Cincinnati on 1/13...Exited his spring training start on 3/8 with right forearm tightness…did not pitch in another Cactus League game for the Reds...Began the season on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow flexor strain…missed the club's first 18 games…made two rehab starts with Triple-A Louisville (9.0IP, 3H, 3ER, 4BB, 9K, 1HR) before being reinstated on 4/20...Went 2-4 with a 6.87 ERA (97.0IP, 125H, 76R/74ER, 34BB, 85K, 24HR) in 21 starts with the Reds...Recorded 8K in back-to-back starts to begin the season (4/20 at Pittsburgh and 4/25 vs. Texas)...Struck out Justin Turner swinging in the first inning on 5/31 at Boston for his 500th career strikeout...Allowed 3ER-or-fewer in seven of his final nine starts from 7/23-9/28...Left his start on 7/18 vs. San Francisco after he was hit by a line drive on the back of his left elbow…x-rays were negative...Made his 100th career start on 8/3 at Chicago-NL (3.0IP, 4H, 4ER, 4BB, 4BB, 5K, 0HR)...Was designated for assignment by the Reds on 8/16 and was released on 8/18...Signed a Major League contract with the Mariners on 8/22...In five games (one start) with Seattle, went 0-1 with a 6.08 ERA (13.1IP, 16H, 9ER, 3BB, 8K, 2HR)…was designated for assignment by Seattle on 9/10...Was claimed off waivers by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners on 9/12 and was added to the active roster prior to Game 2 of the doubleheader on 9/14 at Boston...Made his Yankees debut on 9/16 at Pittsburgh, recording a no-decision after allowing 3ER in 4.0IP (4H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR)…surrendered a two-run HR to Bryan Reynolds in the first inning and allowed a sac fly to Endy Rodriguez in the third…retired nine of his final 10 batters faced (1 double)...In his second start with the Yankees on 9/22 vs. Arizona, earned the win after tossing 5.1 scoreless innings (4H, 0BB, 3K)…marked his first career appearance at Yankee Stadium...Made his final appearance of the season on 9/28 at Toronto and took the loss after allowing 2ER over 4.0IP (6H, 1BB, 6K, 2HR).
2022
In his first season pitching primarily out of the bullpen, for the Diamondbacks and Royals went 1-1, 6.56 in one start and 25 relief appearances... On 8/1 was traded from Ari to KC for IF Emmanuel Rivera... Was one of 17 players acquired in 2022 by the Royals in their 11 trades...Nine played for KC during the season... Following his first appearance of the season, on 4/7 vs SD, went on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation...didn't pitch again until 6/12 at Phi... Made his only start of the season in an 11-1 Diamondbacks loss on 6/18 vs Min (3.2ip, 10h, 9er, 1bb, 5k, Gary Sánchez 2-run HR)...finished the season with 23 consecutive relief appearances (4.76era, 28.1ip)... Finished the season with a career-high 29.0-inning homerless streak covering 24 appearances...didn't allow a home run after Gary Sánchez' third-inning HR in Weaver's only start of the season (6/18 vs Min)... On 10/26 was claimed off waivers by the Mariners...on 11/18 elected free agency... On 1/13/23 was signed by the Reds to a 1-year contract through the 2023 season.
2021
Limited to just 13 starts and went 3-6 with a 4.25 ERA (31 ER in 65.2 IP)... Opponents batted .224 (32-for-143) off his 4-seam fastball (.313 in 2020)... Threw a career-best 6.1-hitless innings before Eugenio Suárez’s broken-bat single April 11 vs. Reds…finished with 7.0 scoreless innings and one hit... On the 60-day injured list (strained right shoulder) from May 18-Aug. 31.
2020
Appeared in 12 games in his first season with Arizona, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (10 ER in 20.0 IP), .192 opponent average and 22 strikeouts...Opponents hit .191 (9-for-47) off his 4-seam fastball and .167 (2-for-12) on his slider...Made his Major League debut on July 25 @ Padres with 1.2 scoreless innings…recorded his first strikeout (Trent Grisham).
2019
Was limited to 12 starts due to right forearm tightness in his first season with the D-backs…was 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA (21 ER in 64.1 IP)... Yielded 2 walks or fewer and no more than 3 runs in 11 straight starts from April 6-end of season, the second longest such streak in club history…only Daniel Hudson (12 from Aug. 1, 2010-April 2, 2011) has more...On the injured list from May 27-Sept. 21 with forearm tightness... Made a rehab start in Game 2 of the California League finals for Single-A Adv. Visalia on Sept. 13 vs. Lake Elsinore (0 ER in 2.0 IP)...Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings on Sept. 21 @ Padres after being reinstated from the injured list.
2018
Was 7-11 with a 4.95 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 30 games (25 starts) for the Cardinals in 2018, including a 3.57 ERA over his final 8 starts... Posted a 21.38 pct. swing-and-miss rate on his fastball, the 23rd-best mark in the Majors (min. 1,000 pitches)...6 of his 7 wins came on the road...Issued 2 or fewer walks in 19 of his 25 starts...Tied for eighth in the NL with 7 sacrifice hits...Retired the first 16 batters faced and set a career high with 8.0 innings on July 5 @ Giants.
2017
Pitched the majority of the second half of the season with St. Louis, pitching in 13 games (10 starts) over three stints. Was the 7th different Cardinals pitcher to make a start behind the original starting five and Marco Gonzales ... Struck out 72 over 60.1 IP to average 10.74 K/9 IP, the 5th-highest mark among National League starters (min. 60.0 IP), trailing Robbie Ray (12.11), Max Scherzer (12.02), Rich Hill (11.01) and Dinelson Lamet (10.94) ... Was one of five rookie pitchers to sport a pair of double-digit strikeout games (8/23 & 8/29) in 2017: COL's German Marquez, SF's Chris Stratton, PHI's Nick Pivetta & SD's Dinelson Lamet ... As a starter in 10 outings, was 7-2 with a 4.23 ERA (55.1 IP/26 ER), 69 strikeouts and .255 (55-for-216) average against (St. Louis was 8-2) ... Also made three scoreless relief appearances (5.0 IP) ... Recalled for the second time (7/27) and took a loss later that night vs. ARI...allowed 4th inning J.D. Martinez grand slam as his lone blemish in a 5.0 inning start, allowing 5 hits with 4 strikeouts in a 4-0 loss ... Won seven consecutive starts from 8/2-9/20...his teamleading win streak ended as the 4th-longest in the National League and was the longest by any MLB rookie in 2017 ... Became the first Cardinals rookie to achieve the feat since Ted Wilks (1944) & Johnny Beazley (1942) (Elias)...the last Cardinal to win seven straight starts was Matt Morris (8/3-9/4/2001) ... Over the seven-start stretch, including one relief appearance in-between (8/2-9/20), led N.L. pitchers in wins (7), ERA (1.61), WHIP (0.96), BB/9 IP (1.61), SO/9 IP (8.87) and BR/9 IP (8.87), co-led in win percentage (1.000), was 3rd in average against (.213), and T7th in strikeouts (58) ... Became just the fifth rookie pitcher in the last 70 years to allow two runs or fewer over seven consecutive winning starts, joining Fernando Valenzuela (eight straight in 1981), Cal Eldred (1992), Jered Weaver (2006) and Steven Matz (2016) (Elias) ... Limited MIL to 2 runs over 6.1 IP with 8 strikeouts in 5-4 win (8/2) at Miller Park in a spot start for Adam Wainwright... two days later, was optioned to Memphis for a second time when RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled (8/4) ... Recalled for a third time (8/17) when RHP Trevor Rosenthal was placed on the 10-day disabled list...allowed one hit over 2.0 scoreless relief frames in 11-7 win at Pittsburgh the same night ... Permanently joined the rotation and dominated over his next five starts (8/23-9/14), going 5-0 with a 1.15 ERA, 42 strikeouts, and 4 walks…the last pitcher to go 5-0 with at least 40 K, 4-or-fewer BB, and an ERA that low over a five-start span was Clayton Kershaw (5/1-5/23/16): 0.64 ERA, 55 K, 2 BB…since 1913, the only other rookie to record a comparable five-start span was Roy Oswalt (8/19-9/9/01): 0.66 ERA, 48 K, 2 BB (Elias) ... Hurled 7.0 scoreless frames in 6-2 win vs. SD, (8/23). Established a career-high in innings, tied his career-high in strikeouts (10), scattered 3 hits and walked one in first career scoreless start ... Became sixth Cardinals rookie in franchise history with a start of 7.0+ IP, 0 runs and 10+ K (first since Shelby Miller, 5/10/13 vs. COL) ... Won his 3rd straight decision in 10-2 win at MIL (8/29), scattering 8 hits and fanning 10 over 5.2 innings ... Joined Rick Ankiel as the only Cardinals rookies with backto-back double-digit strikeout games, and Alan Benes as the only Cards with three double-digit strikeouts games within their first 16 career starts ... Won his fourth straight start (9/3) in 7-3 win at SF (opposite Madison Bumgarner). Struck out 9 over 7.0 IP with 4 hits and 2 runs allowed... became the first Cardinals rookie to win four starts in a row since Matt Morris in 1997 (Elias) ... Scattered 7 hits over 5.2 scoreless IP in his 5th straight win in 4-1 win over PIT (9/8) at Busch Stadium..became the first Cardinals rookie to win five straight starts since Allen Watson in 1993 (Elias) ... Allowed 2 hits for 1 unearned run with 6 strikeouts in 6.0 IP in St. Louis' 5-2 win over CIN (9/14) for sixth consecutive winning start ... Struck out 7 and walked 0 in 5.0 IP en route to his seventh straight winning start (9/20) at CIN. Yielded 5 H for 2 R (87 pitches) in 9-2 win ... Ended win streak in loss vs. CHI (9/25), allowing career high 8 runs on 7 hits (2 HR) in 3.0 frames (65 pitches) in 10-2 loss...the win streak was the longest active in the majors at the time. His 8 runs allowed (all with two outs) equaled his run total over his previous seven starts combined (44.2 IP) ... Was 10-2 with a 2.55 ERA at Memphis (AAA) in 15 starts over three stints. His 10 wins were ranked T2nd in the PCL and T5th among Cardinals minor leaguers ... Named Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star, the first mid-season honor of his career, but did not pitch due to promotion to St. Louis ... Named Memphis' Opening Day starter and pitched 2.0 innings (27 pitches) before injuring his back while running the bases ... After being placed on the 7-day disabled list (lower back stiffness) and missing 22 games (4/7-5/2), was named PCL Pitcher of the Week for the May 1-7 period...in his first two starts after being activated, tossed 13.0 shutout innings in two wins while fanning 9 and not issuing a walk ... Named by Minor League Baseball as the PCL Player of the Month for May (5-1, 2.19 ERA, 37.0 IP, 31 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 6 BB, 37 K)...was the first pitcher to win the award since Iowa Cubs' Carlos Pimentel (June 2015) ... Struck out a career-high 11 in 5.0 shutout innings at New Orleans (6/5) in a 4-1 win...four of his 15 outs came via something other than a strikeout ... Rated as the PCL's No. 8 prospect by Baseball America following the season. Also recognized as the league's "Best Pitching Prospect" by league managers in the "Best Tools" survey by the same publication.
2016
Was a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training, but a left wrist injury attempting to field a ball during batting practice sidelined him until June, where he started the season in Springfield (AA)...Began the season in Springfield (AA) by going 6-3 with a 1.40 ERA in 12 starts before a promotion to Memphis (AAA) in early August, where he made one start, and was then purchased by St. Louis...Posted 7-3 record with a 1.30 ERA in 13 combined minor league starts (83.0 IP) between Springfield & Memphis...Made his Major League debut at CHI (8/13) after 38 career minor league starts over three professional seasons. Pitched 4.0 innings allowing two runs in a no-decision the Cardinals eventually won, 8-4...Struck out first two Major League batters faced in debut: Dexter Fowler (looking) and Kris Bryant (swinging)...Was the ninth different Cardinal to make his MLB debut in 2016 and the second Cardinals rookie to make a start. Became the 11th Cardinals starting pitcher to make his debut at Wrigley Field and first since Adam Ottavino (2010)...Struck out 45 over 36.1 innings. Averaged 11.15 K/9 IP, which ranked 5th among N.L. starting pitchers (min. 36.0 IP)...His 45 strikeouts were the 2nd-most by a Cardinals rookie in his first 8 career games, trailing Stu Miller's 52 (66.1 IP) in 1952...Allowed three earned runs or less in seven of his eight starts...Earned first Major League win vs. OAK (8/26), allowing one run over 6.0 innings. His then career-high seven strikeouts were the most by a Cardinals pitcher in one of his first three MLB starts since P.J. Walters fanned seven at CHI (4/17/2009)...Batted .385 (5-13) with a multi-hit game at PHI (8/20). Collected first two Major League hits with singles off Jeremy Hellickson...At the time of his purchase, ranked 9th among Texas Leaguers in strikeouts (88) despite starting the season two months late (6/5). Made seven starts with eight or more strikeouts and a season-high 10 at Frisco (6/5) in his season debut...Named Cardinals 2016 June Minor League Pitcher of the Month, posting a 1-3 record with 1.40 ERA over six starts with 42 strikeouts in 38.2 innings, allowing two runs or less in each start...Named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for May 30 - June 5...Recognized as a 2016 Texas League Post-Season All-Star with Springfield teammate 1B Luke Voit. Also rated as the Texas League's No. 4 prospect by Baseball America.
2015
Pitched the entire 2015 season in Palm Beach (A) with an 8-5 record and 1.62 ERA over 19 starts...led Palm Beach in games started (19), WHIP (0.86) and earned run average (1.62) ...named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July posting a 3-1 record with an 0.94 ERA over five starts with 28.2 innings, 27 strikeouts and an 0.94 WHIP...had a streak of 19.1 consecutive scoreless innings from 7/31-8/17...won four straight starts from August 5-23 en route to an August record of 4-0 with an 0.89 ERA over 30.1 innings...did not allow a home run over his final 11 starts of the season covering 66 innings...threw a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a win at Clearwater (7/17), matching a career-high eight strikeouts...made one start in the Florida State League playoffs tossing 6.0 innings, allowing four runs with five strikeouts in a loss...pitched in seven games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, going 2-1 with a 3.72 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 19.1 innings; posted the 2ndlowest WHIP (0.83) among qualifying pitchers and ranked T12th in strikeouts.
2014
Made six starts between the GCL Cardinals (R) and Palm Beach (A) in his first professional season...struck out nine batters over 6.0 scoreless innings in the GCL.
