Greg Weissert #57

Last name is pronounced “WICE-ert.”...Played three seasons at Fordham University (2014-16)...Attended Bay Shore High School (N.Y.).

2024

Made his first Opening Day roster. Completed his first season with BOS...Was his third with MLB experience, but first spending the majority of time in the Majors...Pitched in four games with Triple-A Worcester. Led the Red Sox in appearances (62) and relief innings (63.1)...Also led the team in scoreless appearances (43) and outings with 0 ER allowed (49). Among the 37 AL relievers who made at least 60 appearances, ranked 15th in ERA. Did not allow an ER in his final 17 games of the season (beginning 8/20), allowing 0 runs in his final nine outings (beginning 9/13). Ranked in MLB’s 81st percentile in barrel rate (5.9%). Opponents hit .173 with a .280 SLG against his 4-seamer (13-for-75, 2 2B, 2 HR).

2023

Made 17 relief appearances for the Yankees over five stints with the club...11 of his outings were scoreless...Threw 2.0+ innings four times with NYY, including a career-high 2.1 IP on 9/14 at BOS-G1...Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, going 5-3 with 10 saves, a 2.90 ERA (13 ER/40.1 IP), 58 SO and a .184 opponent AVG in 38 relief appearances...In Triple-A, held both righties (.176) and lefties (.192) to a sub-.200 AVG...Allowed zero HR to RHH (74 AB)...In his final 11 games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (beginning 7/23), posted a 0.77 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, and .077 opponent AVG (11.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 15 SO, 4 BB)...Recalled by NYY on 9/3 and spent the remainder of the season with the Yankees...On 9/6 vs. DET, entered the game in the eighth inning with two outs and the bases loaded and struck out his only batter faced...In his final six outings (beginning 9/19), allowed only one run in 6.2 IP (1.35 ERA). 

2022

Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees, going 3-0 with a 5.56 ERA (11.1IP, 6H, 7R/ER, 5BB, 11K, 1HR) in 12 relief appearances over two stints (8/25-9/21, 10/4)…opponents batted .146 (6-for-41, 1HR); LH .000 (0-for-14, 0HR); RH .222 (6-for-27, 1HR)...Recorded the win in three of his first six appearances, matching the third-most wins by a reliever in his first six career appearances in Major League history, trailing only Tanner Roark (four wins in 2013) and Robbie Ross (four wins in 2012)...Was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the 26-man roster on 8/25…made his Major League debut later that night at Oakland, allowing 3ER in just 0.1IP (2BB, 2HP, 1BK)…hit his first two batters, recorded a flyout and walked his final two batters before being removed from the game with the bases loaded...Tossed two scoreless innings on 8/28 at Oakland, retiring all six batters faced (3K)…struck out Sheldon Neuse swinging in the sixth inning to record his first career strikeout...Earned his first career win on 8/30 at Los Angeles-AL after tossing two scoreless innings…retired all six batters faced (2K)...Allowed just 1R in his final eight appearances with the Yankees from 9/5-10/4(G1) after allowing 6R/ER in his first four appearances (8/25-9/2)...On 9/5 vs. Minnesota, earned his second career win after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings (0H, 2BB, 2K)…became just the sixth Yankees reliever in franchise history and the first since 1998 to record at least two wins in his first five career appearances, joining Ryan Bradley (two wins in 1998), Mike Buddie (two wins in 1998), Steve Roser (two wins in 1944), George Murray (two wins in 1922) and Rube Manning (two wins in 1908)...In Game 1 on 9/7 vs. Minnesota, earned his third win of the season (0.2IP)…entered the game with one out and the bases loaded in the 12th inning and stranded all three runners...Did not allow a hit to his final 12BF from 9/11-10/4(G1)...Was on the Yankees’ ALCS roster vs. Houston but did not pitch…was not on the Yankees’ ALDS roster vs. Cleveland...Was named the International League “Pitcher of the Year”, “Reliever of the Year” and a IL Postseason All-Star after going 2-1 with 18 saves, a 1.69 ERA (48.0IP, 9ER) and 70K in 42 relief appearances with Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre…his 18 saves were the second-most in Triple-A and tied for the fifth-most in the minors…finished the season with a 25.1 scoreless inning streak with the RailRiders (6/10-G1-9/27), recording 14 saves and a .129 (11-for-85) opponents’ BA over that span.

2021

Split the season between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 4-3 with six saves and a 1.64 ERA (49.1IP, 29H, 13R/9ER, 27BB, 60K, 2HR) in 40 relief appearances…ranked among Yankees minor leaguers in appearances (tied for first) and saves (tied for third)...Began the season with Double-A Somerset, going 1-2 with four saves and a 0.71 ERA (12.2IP, 9H, 2R/1ER, 5BB, 20K, 0HR) in 12 relief appearances...Was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 6/15…in 28 appearances with the RailRiders, went 3-1 with two saves and a 1.96 ERA (36.2IP, 20H, 11R/8ER, 22BB, 40K, 2HR)...Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as having the “Best Slider” among Yankees farmhands.

2020

Did not pitch due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Following the season, was named by Baseball America as having the “Best Slider” among Yankees farmhands.

2019

Combined with Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton to go 3-4 with four saves and a 4.02 ERA (65.0IP, 46H, 34R/29ER, 35BB, 77K, 3HR) in 39 relief appearances...Started the season with Single-A Tampa, going 2-2 with a 5.27 ERA (41.0IP, 36H, 29R/24ER, 22BB, 49K, 3HR) in 25 relief appearances...Was promoted to Double-A Trenton on 7/28 and went 1-2 with one save and a 1.88 ERA (24.0IP, 10H, 5R/ER, 13BB, 28K, 0HR) in 14 relief appearances…also made two scoreless postseason appearances for the Thunder (1.2IP, 2K)...Was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/4 and made two postseason appearances with the RailRiders (1.0IP, 1H, 1BB, 1K).

2018

Split the season between Single-A Charleston and Single-A Tampa, going 4-4 with four saves and a 3.12 ERA (60.2IP, 48H, 34R/21ER, 28BB, 86K, 4HR) in 36 relief appearances...Began the season with Single-A Charleston, going 2-2 with a 2.62 ERA (34.1IP, 28H, 17R/10ER, 12BB, 50K, 4HR) in 17 relief appearances...Was promoted to Single-A Tampa on 6/29 and went 2-2 with four saves and a 3.76 ERA (26.1IP, 20H, 17R/11ER, 16BB, 36K, 0HR) in 19 games.

2017

Spent the season with short-season Single-A Staten Island, going 2-2 with four saves and a 4.13 ERA (28.1IP, 21H, 13ER, 9BB, 34K, 1HR) in 19 relief appearances…also tossed 2.2 scoreless innings (4K) in a postseason appearance for Staten Island.

2016

In his professional debut, combined with Rookie-level Pulaski and Single-A Charleston to go 0-1 with five saves and a 2.84 ERA (19.0IP, 18H, 9R/6ER, 11BB, 25K, 1HR) in 17 relief appearances...Began the season with Rookie-level Pulaski, recording two saves over five scoreless relief appearances (6.1IP, 4H, 1BB, 9K)...Was promoted to Single-A Charleston on 7/17 and went 0-1 with three saves and a 4.26 ERA (12.2IP, 14H, 9R/6ER, 10BB, 16K) in 12 relief appearances.