Yankees' Ryan Weathers leaves start vs. Blue Jays with forearm discomfort

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News on Aug 22, 2026

Published in Baseball

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NEW YORK — Ryan Weathers left Saturday afternoon’s game with left forearm discomfort in what could be another blow to the Yankees’ rotation.

Weathers could tell something was wrong after he threw a sweeper to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Myles Straw — his 72nd pitch of the afternoon — with one out in the fourth inning of the 4-3 loss in the Bronx.

A brief trainer visit followed, and Weathers did not attempt any warm-up pitches before leaving the field.

The left-hander was set to undergo imaging later Saturday, the Yankees announced.

Acquired in an offseason trade with the Miami Marlins, Weathers is in the midst of a career-best season, boasting a 3.60 ERA through 25 starts.

He’s been particularly dominant of late, entering Saturday with a 0.69 ERA over his previous four starts, which spanned 26 innings.

Weathers wasn’t as sharp Saturday, as he allowed two runs on eight hits with three strikeouts over his 3 1/3 innings. He took the loss and fell to 5-8.

The 26-year-old Weathers has thrown a career-high 137 1/3 innings this year, more than tripling last year’s total of 38 1/3, when forearm and lat injuries limited him to only eight starts with Miami.

At full strength, the Yankees have a surplus of starting pitching, and they have envisioned moving one of their starters — likely Weathers or Will Warren — into a relief role to bolster their bullpen.

But the Yankees’ rotation has yet to be at full strength this season, even with Cam Schlittler delivering a Cy Young-caliber campaign and Gerrit Cole flourishing in his return from Tommy John surgery.

Carlos Rodón (4-2, 3.22 ERA) returned Tuesday after spending more than a month and a half on the injured list due to left elbow inflammation.

But Max Fried (4-4, 2.81 ERA) landed back on the IL with a left elbow bone bruise, the same issue that sidelined him for more than two months earlier in the season.

Fried and the Yankees have said this instance is less severe than the last, and that it’s possible the left-hander could return after a minimum stint on the 15-day IL.

The Yankees’ rotation has kept the team afloat amid injuries to Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger that have seriously compromised the lineup.

The offense again struggled to get going for much of Saturday’s game, with Toronto starter Dylan Cease taking a no-hitter in the seventh inning.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. broke up the no-hit bid by lining a clean single with two outs in the seventh, and Austin Wells followed with an RBI single that ended Cease’s day.

Cease with a final line of 6 2/3 innings, one run, two hits, five walks and eight strikeouts. He improved to 8-5 with a 2.37 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 144 `/3 innings this season, his first in a seven-year, $210 million contract.

The right-handed Cease is the primary competition to Schlittler in the American League Cy Young Award race.

Despite not having his typical pinpoint command, Schlittler grinded through six innings of one-run ball in Friday night’s 3-1 victory over the Jays. Schlittler improved to 11-6 with a 2.16 ERA and has 193 strikeouts in 158 innings over 27 starts.

Saturday’s loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Yankees (73-56), who had their chances against the Jays’ bullpen.

Down two runs in the seventh, Trent Grisham grounded out with the bases loaded for the final out of the inning. And after Chisholm led off the ninth with a double, Toronto closer Louis Varland stranded him there as the tying run.

The Yankees finished 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position.

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