The Yankees made a quick shuffle today, placing starter Ryan Weathers on the paternity list and recalling Jake Bird from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bird had been sent down to the minors after allowing three runs in an outing against the Angels, replaced first by Yerry De Lo Santos and then by Angel Chivilli.
This will likely be a quick return to the majors for Bird, who has a ways to go before regaining the Yankees’ trust (he took a step last night, tossing a scoreless inning for Scranton). Despite
intriguing stuff, Bird has struggled to an almost shocking degree every time he’s put on pinstripes, getting knocked around for 13 runs in nine innings as a Yankee between 2025 and 2026.
As for Weathers, he’ll be gone for at least one and up to three days per MLB’s paternity leave policy. The left-hander is coming off a superlative start, striking out eight across 7.1 shutout innings against the Royals. He’s largely been impressive in five starts with the New York, posting a 3.18 ERA and 3.28 FIP in 28.1 innings. He was lined up to go on Saturday in Houston, and appears likely to stay in that slot.
