Ryan Weathers is back from the paternity list and will be rejoining the rotation ahead of his start tonight in Houston against the Astros. The corresponding move was to place right-hander Angel Chivilli on the injured list with right shoulder discomfort, retroactive to April 23rd.
Asked to fulfill a bigger role early in the season with Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón both recovering from long-term injuries, Weathers has been terrific in his five starts with the Yankees. The coaching staff has—thus far—helped
unlock a new level in the left-hander with a 3.18 ERA and, more importantly, an outstanding 31-percent strikeout rate. He and his wife, Thayer, recently welcomed a baby boy named Paul David Weathers into the world — his middle name coming from his grandfather, the 1996 Yankees World Series champion.
Chivilli heads to the IL, having made just a couple of appearances with the big-league club after coming over from the Rockies in the offseason and beginning 2026 in Triple-A. He hadn’t pitched since coveirng 1.2 scoreless frames against the Royals on April 19th. Fellow reliever Jake Bird was recalled when Weathers was put on leave, so he had been widely expected to return to Triple-A upon Weathers’ activation, but the Chivilli injury obviously changed the status quo.
As important as who the Yankees put on the injured list is who they didn’t: Giancarlo Stanton. The right-handed hitter was removed from the Friday game due to calf tightness, and the initial report was that they were treating it day-to-day. Properly scarred from the plethora of issues Stanton has had to deal with throughout his career, fans can at least reserve some optimism that he wasn’t the one placed on the IL here — yet. He is understandably not in Saturday night’s lineup though, with Amed Rosario filling in at DH.
Stanton and manager Aaron Boone weighed in on the situation, saying that they were still in “wait and see” mode before making any kind of IL decision.
