Full name is James Ryan Weber…attended St. Petersburg College (Fla.), where he played his freshman season before being drafted by Atlanta…had originally committed to the University of Florida…pitched for both the youth and junior national teams for USA Baseball…was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Clearwater Central Catholic H.S. (Fla.), but did not sign.
2022
Made five relief appearances over four stints with the Yankees (6/16, 6/29-7/6, 7/14-21-G1, 9/3-16), posting a 0.84 ERA (10.2IP, 6H, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, 1HR) and one save…recorded his first career save on 7/16 vs. Boston, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings in relief (1H, 1BB, 1K)…in 15 games (eight starts) with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, went 3-4 with a 3.86 ERA (39.2IP, 17ER) and 27K.
2021
In four Major League relief appearances between Boston, Milwaukee and Seattle, posted a 12.10 ERA (9.2IP, 15H, 13ER, 4BB, 8K, 5HR) without recording a decision…spent the majority of the season in the minors, going 6-5 with a 4.18 ERA (103.1IP, 48ER) and 102K in 19 games (18 starts) with Triple-A Worchester, Triple-A Nashville and Triple-A Tacoma…began the season in the Red Sox organization at their Alternate Site…was transferred to Worcester on 5/4, going 2-2 with a 4.63 ERA (35.0IP, 18ER) and 33K in seven appearances (six starts)…had his contract selected by Boston on 6/13 and made his lone appearance for the club that day vs. Toronto, allowing 11ER in 5.2IP of relief (13H, 2BB, 7K, 4HR)…surrendered career highs in runs and earned runs, hits and home runs allowed…was designated for assignment by Boston on 6/14…was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee on 6/16 and assigned to Nashville (did not make an appearance)…was recalled by the Brewers on 6/22 and made his lone appearance for the club on 6/27 vs. Colorado, tossing a scoreless inning (1.0IP, 1H)…was optioned to Nashville on 6/28 and made two starts with the Sounds, going 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (8.0IP, 6ER) and 10K…was designated for assignment by Milwaukee on 7/13…was claimed off waivers by Seattle and optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on 7/16…made one start with Tahoma before being recalled on 7/25 and posting a 6.00 ERA (3.0IP, 1H, 2ER, 2BB, 1K, 1HR, 1HP) over two relief appearances with Seattle from 7/27-28… was optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma on 7/28 and spent the remainder of the season with the club, going 4-2 with a 3.70 ERA (56.0IP, 23ER) and allowing just 2BB in nine starts…earned Triple-A West “Pitcher of the Month” honors for August after going 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA (26.0IP, 3ER) and 25K without allowing a walk over four starts, while holding opponents to a .135 BA (12-for-89)…was named the Triple-A West “Pitcher of the Week” for 8/2-8 after allowing 1H over 6.0 scoreless innings in his start on 8/5 at Reno (W, 7K).
2020
Made his 1st career Opening Day roster and spent all but four days with the ML club...Ranked 3rd on the Sox with a career-high 43.0 IP. In 12 relief outings, posted a 2.25 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and a .227 opponent AVG (24.0 IP, 6 ER, 20 H)…In five starts, had a 7.11 ERA and .308 opponent AVG (15 ER/19.0 IP)…Made five starts, had five holds, and finished three games...Was the only pitcher in 2020 with at least five starts and five holds. Held LHH to a .227 AVG (17-for-75, 4 HR)…Held opponents to a .200 AVG with runners on base (16-for-80), including .140 with RISP (6-for-43)…Issued nine BB in his first 10.0 IP and five BB in his final 33.0 IP...Struck out zero batters in his first two outings (7.0 IP), then struck out at least one batter in each of his remaining 15 games.
2019
Completed his 1st season in the Red Sox organization. Spent most of the season with Triple-A Pawtucket, posting a 4.50 ERA (39 ER/78.0 IP) in 16 appearances, all starts. Pitched in 18 games (3 starts) over 4 stints with the ML club...Had a 7.94 ERA (10 ER/11.1 IP) as a starter and a 3.99 ERA (13 ER/29.1 IP) in relief. Allowed 7 ER in 4.0 IP on 5/29 vs. CLE, but posted a 3.93 ERA in his other 17 ML games (16 ER/36.2 IP). For BOS, struck out 29 batters and walked only 8 for a SO/BB ratio of 3.63 and a BB/9.0 IP rate of 1.77.
2019 season timeline:
Attended spring training as a non-roster invitee and began the season with Pawtucket. Selected to the ML roster on 5/6...In his first 4 outings with BOS (1 start), was 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA and a .208 opponent AVG (14.0 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 1 BB , 11 SO). Made his Red Sox debut on 5/6 at BAL and threw 4.0 scoreless innings of relief (3 H, 0 BB , 4 SO). Prior to Weber, the last pitchers to make their Sox debuts with 4.0+ scoreless innings and 0 BB were Nathan Eovaldi (7/29/18 vs. MIN) and Rich Gale (6/10/84 vs. MIL). Made his 1st start for BOS on 5/23 at TOR, allowing 1 run in 6.0 IP in an 8-2 victory (3 H, 0 BB, 4 SO)...Marked his 1st win in the majors since 4/19/16 for ATL vs. LAD. Optioned to Pawtucket on 6/7. Over a span of 6 Triple-A starts from 6/23-7/31, posted a 1.64 ERA and a .203 opponent AVG (33.0 IP, 24 H, 6 ER). Began his 3rd ML stint on 8/4 and allowed only 1 run in 7.0 IP over 3 appearances (all in relief) before being optioned after the game on 8/11 vs. LAA. Pitched 4.0 scoreless innings of relief on 8/4 at NYY, allowing only 1 hit with 0 BB and 2 SO. Recalled from Pawtucket on 9/1 and spent the remainder of the season with BOS.
2018
Made two relief appearances for the Rays in his lone season in the organization...Also pitched in 25 games (18 starts) with Triple-A Durham. Made 18 starts and earned a career-high 9 wins...Of his 9 relief outings between the clubs, 4 lasted 4.0+ IP. His 2.73 ERA with the Bulls ranked 2nd among Rays minor leaguers and 4th in the International League. Made 8 quality starts and 1 relief appearance of 6.0 scoreless innings...Had 4 scoreless outings of 6.0+ IP. In his 7 relief outings with Durham, went 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA (3 ER/22.2 IP) and .167 opponent AVG. Began the season with the Bulls but did not pitch before being called up to TB on 4/9. Made his Rays debut on 4/10 at CWS, becoming just the 3rd person born in St. Petersburg to play for the Rays (also Doug Waechter, 2003-06; Casey Kotchman, 2011). Designated for assignment on 4/13 and sent outright to Durham on 4/15. In 6 games from 6/1-29, went 5-1 with a 1.59 ERA (6 ER/34.0 IP)...Earned wins in each of his last 3 outings before his contract was selected again on 7/4. Suffered the loss for TB on 7/4 at MIA despite allowing only 2 ER over 5.0 IP. Returned to Durham the following day and remained with the Bulls for the rest of the season. Struck out 8 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings in his first game back with Durham on 7/13 vs. Charlotte. On 8/18 at Pawtucket, allowed just 4 hits and walked none over 7.0 shutout frames. Signed with BOS as a minor league free agent on 12/20.
2017
Began his only season in the Mariners organization with Triple-A Tacoma…started the season on a scoreless streak of 15.2 IP…named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for May 8-14…led the league with a 0.85 ERA (31.2-IP, 3-ER) and 0.76 WHIP and ranked 3rd with a .180 opp avg. at the time of his May 13 selection to the active roster…started for the Mariners that day at TOR but was replaced after 3.2 IP with right shoulder tightness…placed on the 15-day DL the next day and transferred to the 60-day DL on June 2…returned from a rehab assignment, reinstated from the disabled list and outrighted to Tacoma on Sep 11… his only rehab app was a start of 1 IP for the AZL Mariners in the Arizona League Quarterfinals.
2016
Was 1-1 with a 5.45 ERA (22 ER, 36.1 IP) in 16 games (2 starts) with Atlanta, striking out 23…in 26 games, including 5 starts, with AAA Gwinnett last season, Weber was 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER, 62.0 IP) with 41 strikeouts and 14 walks.
2015
Selected to the active roster on 9/8 after splitting the minor league season between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett. Made five starts for the Braves, going 0-3 with a 4.76 ERA (15 ER/28.1 IP)…Made his MLB debut in a start on 9/8 at PHI, taking the 5-0 loss despite tossing 6.0 innings and allowing four hits, two runs, earned and one walk, while striking out two. Prior to Weber, only two Atlanta pitchers lost a MLB debut despite going at least 6.0 innings and allowing two-or-fewer runs: Horacio Ramirez on 4/2/03 vs. MON (7.0 IP/2 R) and Rick Matula on 4/8/79 at HOU (7.0 IP/2 R)…Became the fourth member of the Braves starting rotation to make his Major League debut (RHP Williams Perez, RHP Matt Wisler, LHP Manny Banuelos) and the fifth to make his first career start (RHP Mike Foltynewicz). Became the 10th starting pitcher used by the Braves in 2015…Set a career-high total with 7.0 innings and allowed just one run and two hits, but received a no decision vs. PHI on 9/19. The Braves trailed 1-0 when he made his exit, but Freddie Freeman plated two runs with an eighth-inning double and Atlanta earned a 2-1 win…Became just the fourth Braves starter since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966 to go at least 6.0 innings in each of his first three MLB games. Joined John Smoltz (1988), Zane Smith (1984) and Mike Minor (2010)…Went 2.0 innings and allowing seven runs, earned, in a 12-11 loss at Miami on 9/25. Surrendered nine hits and one walk, while not recording a strikeout…Struck out a career-best 10 over 7.0 innings for his first career double-digit strikeout game, 10/1 vs. WSH, but took a 3-0 loss. Became the second Braves pitcher in Atlanta franchise history (since 1966) to record a double-digit strikeout game within his first five appearances. Mike Minor (12 on 8/2210) also did it…Pitched at two levels of the Braves' farm system prior to his selection to the big-league club, beginning the year with Mississippi (AA). Transferred to Gwinnett (AAA) for one start on May 17, and then returned to Triple-A for good on May 27. Went a combined 6-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 38 games, nine starts. Full Name: James Ryan Weber Bats: Right Throws: Right M.L. Service: 0.027 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Born: 8/12/90 in St. Petersburg, Florida Acquired: Selected by the Braves in the 22nd round (658 overall) of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. Contract Status: Signed through 2016. RYAN WEBER PITCHER 60 30452 Braves Media Guide_164-230_Players-N-Z_r1.indd 221 3/21/16 11:26 AM 222…Began the year in the bullpen for the M-Braves, going 0-1 with one save and a 3.52 ERA (6 ER/15.1 IP) in eight games of relief. Made three starts at Double-A, going 0-1 with a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP)…Split his time with GWN between the rotation and the bullpen. Went 3-1 with three saves and a 1.65 ERA (8 ER/43.2 IP) in 21 games of relief for the G-Braves. Made six starts at Triple-A, going 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA (10 ER/29.2 IP)…His final three appearances with GWN were all starts and the right-hander went 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP). Held opponents to a .179 batting average while striking out nine and walking three…His six wins finished one shy of his career best for a season. Won seven games in 2012…Allowed one run or fewer in six of his nine MiLB starts. Allowed no runs four times…Went 2-0 with a 0.78 ERA (3 ER/34.2 IP) in 13 games, two starts at home for the G-Braves…Limited Triple-A lefthanded hitters to a .202 batting average and one home run.
2014
Made 32 apps (13 starts) for Mississippi…as a reliever, was 2-0 with a 2.11 ERA (42.2-IP, 10-ER)… last pitched on Aug 15, then missed the remainder of the season with a right elbow strain.
2013
Missed time due to a pair of stints on the disabled list…led Class-A Lynchburg with a 5.40 SO/BB ratio.
2012
Went 7-9 with a 4.91 ERA (117.1-IP, 64-ER) in 35 apps (16 starts) between Class-A Rome and Lynchburg…his 94 SO remain a career high.
2011
Limited to 15 apps (6 starts) with right elbow injuries…was on the disabled list twice, including July 23 through the end of the season.
