{"id":103331,"date":"2025-10-05T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103331"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:10:21","slug":"yankees-veteran-has-concerning-acknowledgement-i-dont-really-feel-like-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103331","title":{"rendered":"Yankees\u2019 veteran has concerning acknowledgement: \u2018I don\u2019t really feel like myself\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Yankees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-10-05175966015300010:29:13\">Updated: Oct. 05, 2025, 10:29 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-10-04175961286900021:21:09\">Published: Oct. 04, 2025, 9:21 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-TJHH2CYGHBHOXMUDS6AGHPWFCI\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/O5LDDIZQFFATXPWK3PMANBVX44.jpg?auth=3fe048229248d1a4ed5fe77795634c4d780e51840157dbd9c56c15e948369b42&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/O5LDDIZQFFATXPWK3PMANBVX44.jpg?auth=3fe048229248d1a4ed5fe77795634c4d780e51840157dbd9c56c15e948369b42&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/O5LDDIZQFFATXPWK3PMANBVX44.jpg?auth=3fe048229248d1a4ed5fe77795634c4d780e51840157dbd9c56c15e948369b42&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/O5LDDIZQFFATXPWK3PMANBVX44.jpg?auth=3fe048229248d1a4ed5fe77795634c4d780e51840157dbd9c56c15e948369b42&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Yankees\u2019 veteran has concerning acknowledgement: \u2018I don\u2019t really feel like myself\u2019\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Luke Weaver has faced six batters in the playoffs so far and has yet to record an out.AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"IYM2IAVSYNAH7GTKFHUHHQEXTE\"><b>TORONTO \u2014<\/b> Yankees reliever Luke Weaver has a pitch tipping problem.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3SN2CF3GM5HZRMY6EGOKN2OR2U\">The right-hander revealed after Saturday\u2019s 10-1 shellacking in Toronto, a dud to start the Division Series, that he\u2019s been struggling to make changes on the mound related to tipping pitches.<\/p>\n<p id=\"II7PRCY5RNDQ3K2FAUVQD7A5U4\">\u201cThere\u2019s been adjustments I\u2019ve had to make based off of things that people are seeing, and it just hasn\u2019t really lined up,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cI don\u2019t really feel like myself, I don\u2019t feel like my mind is completely clear to go out there and attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"NSCMRZMSFRE6TOIWC4Z7NKKFFU\">That\u2019s not to say that Weaver was tipping his pitches against the Blue Jays on Saturday night. He only faced three hitters to start the seventh inning, charged with giving up three earned runs on a walk and two singles. It was d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu after Weaver faced the first three hitters in the seventh inning in a Game 1 wild-card loss to the Red Sox this past week. It\u2019s rather the fact that he has all these adjustments on his mind while he\u2019s pitching and that\u2019s been leading, in part, to his poor performances.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CX4EKAIKAFCPRHQW662AHCG6BQ\">\u201cThat\u2019s really the issue now,\u201d Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said. \u201cHow much is it taking your mind away from actually executing pitches versus tipping. I think that\u2019s the line you\u2019re trying to avoid, basically putting too much on their plate and just letting them go out and attack the hitters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"RGYHM5LFYNAEXC3ACY5SZTRJ5A\">While Blake and Weaver didn\u2019t give one specific outing or conversation as the source of this dilemma, it sounds like the right-hander has been navigating this challenge dating back to the final month of the regular season. Weaver insisted that he\u2019s close \u2014 citing the fact that he\u2019s not giving up home runs and has been burned by some batted-ball luck of late \u2014 but owned up to the fact that the \u201cresults haven\u2019t been good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"EBFNLXXMERE7TCDS55CIMB7Z3Q\">\u201cThere\u2019s a feeling out there,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cThere\u2019s things that you\u2019re seeing, there\u2019s adjustments being made, there\u2019s things that I can feel in what I\u2019m doing that could be giving things. And so ultimately, it\u2019s just got to be tightened and cleaned and go out there and give myself the best chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"UCJORQNZNZCQLBCFXQ7WTVXV6M\">At this point, with the way Weaver has been pitching in the playoffs, the reliever vowed to take a new approach moving forward.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UHD32XKDCJET3CBZJ2XKTHYHII\">In an effort to start executing his pitches again \u2014 and \u201ckeep [his] brain clean and clear\u201d \u2014 he\u2019s going to focus solely on pitching and not his tipping tendencies.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CECSDNJFZNH3JL53FKEA2ZP4JI\">\u201cUltimately, I\u2019m at a point where I\u2019m just full send,\u201d he said, \u201cand none of that\u2019s going to matter anymore. I\u2019m going to do what I think is best for me and I\u2019m going to go out there and attack the way I need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"3OM4REPNMNAELF3SVLITZ2L6IU\">The Yankees certainly need Weaver to get back on track. They have the eighth and ninth innings seemingly locked up with Devin Williams and David Bednar, but other high-leverage spots are up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AUGPH7GYVBFMXGDKGNNQWKAENI\">Weaver\u2019s manager, pitching coach and teammates all have confidence that he\u2019s going to figure this out and get back to pitching at a high level in October. This team made it to the World Series last season because of Weaver\u2019s dominance in October. They probably won\u2019t get back there this year if he keeps this up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YCLJVCPK35GXNCQ3B42FCGYEOY\">\u201cHe\u2019s a big part of this team, big part of this bullpen,\u201d Aaron Judge said. \u201cHe helped us get to this point in the season and he\u2019s going to have a lot of big moments for us in this postseason. I know it\u2019s still early, things haven\u2019t gone his way, but everybody in this room has confidence in him to go out there and do his job. He\u2019s been a special piece of this team since he came over here. He\u2019s one of the guys I want running out of bullpen in any big situation because I know he can handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":Rduaq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Former Yankees closer now \u2018probably\u2019 outside the \u2018circle of trust\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Yankees bullpen shakeup could be coming ASAP: Here\u2019s what it could look like<\/li>\n<li>Yankees try to explain huge Blue Jays advantage: \u2018Tough combinations\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Yankees\u2019 Aaron Judge dissects defining moment of Blue Jays\u2019 Game 1 rout<\/li>\n<li>Yankees blow their chance, then take it on chin in Game 1 loss to Blue Jays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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