MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Weaver didn't lose the sport for the Yankees on Monday evening, however he didn't make it any simpler for them to attempt to win it.
And after getting tagged for 5 runs whereas recording one out within the seventh inning of what turned a 7-0 loss to the Twins, he didn't attempt to sugarcoat his outing both.
“That was trash,” Weaver mentioned.
The final time he was on the mound earlier than Monday, Weaver was getting two big strikeouts to strand a pair of inherited runners in Saturday's win over the Crimson Sox, a scene harking back to his greatest self over the previous two seasons.
However the reliever has had some extra hiccups of late, giving up at the least one run in 4 of his previous six outings as he tries to get again on observe in time for the playoffs.
Monday's points, at the least, needed to do together with his mechanics whereas giving up three hits and two walks.
“The physique simply wasn't on time,” Weaver mentioned. “It wasn't aligned with what I used to be attempting to execute and do. I felt like I used to be preventing myself the entire time. Mentally, I used to be simply attempting to beat it, have mindset and keep inside myself. These two issues simply weren't coming collectively.
“I'm not in any ache or something alongside these traces. It's simply an power, an absence of togetherness with the physique. These issues occur. Nevertheless it's simply inexcusable. We bought to discover a strategy to get it achieved and overcome that.”
Earlier than making his begin Monday, Carlos Rodón was named the Yankees nominee for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award, a nod for the work that he and spouse Ashley have achieved with their basis that helps {couples} dealing with infertility and being pregnant loss.
“It's undoubtedly a giant honor,” Rodón mentioned. “Roberto was fairly the ambassador for baseball. An unbelievable participant on the sphere and a greater individual off the sphere, giving his time to assist individuals and youngsters.”
Rodón was considered one of seven Yankees — together with David Bednar, Fernando Cruz, Paul Goldschmidt, Tim Hill, Aaron Choose (who gained it in 2023) and Giancarlo Stanton — to put on No. 21 in honor of the previous Pirates Corridor of Famer and humanitarian on Monday, which was Roberto Clemente Day.
“I feel it's time to retire 21 league-wide, simply what he meant to the sport of baseball and extra importantly, who he was off the sphere,” mentioned Bednar, who grew up in Pittsburgh and spent the previous 4 ¹/₂ years with the Pirates.
After beginning 11 straight video games, together with catching Sunday evening's collection finale towards the Crimson Sox, Ben Rice was out of the lineup Monday earlier than pinch-hitting and catching the eighth inning.
“He's clearly performed in all probability as a lot as anybody,” Boone mentioned. “Being conscious of this time of 12 months, he hasn't performed quite a bit down the stretch [in previous years] and he's catching on prime of it.”
Aaron Choose was named the American League Participant of the Week on Monday after batting 9-for-20 (.450) with a 1.760 OPS and 5 dwelling runs in six video games.
