{"id":103378,"date":"2025-10-05T21:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103378"},"modified":"2025-10-05T21:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:14:53","slug":"yankees-luke-weaver-opens-up-on-recent-struggles-after-blue-jays-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103378","title":{"rendered":"Yankees&#8217; Luke Weaver Opens Up On Recent Struggles After Blue Jays Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-system-main\" data-gtm-action=\"Main_Page_Content\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div id=\"v_article\">\n<div>\n<p>By<\/p>\n<p>Shaun is a Newsweek contributor based in greater Boston. His focus is MLB and NFL content. Shaun joined Newsweek in 2025, having previously written for The Sporting News and SportsNet Pittsburgh. He earned his B.S. from Merrimack College. You can get in touch with Shaun by emailing s.mcavoy@newsweek.com.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tooltip_reporter_0\"><\/span> Shaun McAvoy<\/p>\n<p>Contributing Sports Writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"audio-player-container\">\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The New York Yankees lost in Game 1 of the ALDS to the Toronto Blue Jays after their bullpen imploded in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees allowed two runs to the Blue Jays in the first two innings of the game, but held them until they put in reliever Luke Weaver in the seventh inning. Weaver, 32, allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out before being replaced.<\/p>\n<p>After his second straight disastrous outing, Weaver told reporters Saturday night following the Yankees loss how he doesn&#8217;t feel clear and is not performing how he wants to.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.webp?w=790&amp;f=58767c9b5dbb1806e73333f594eb410b 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.jpg?w=790&amp;f=58767c9b5dbb1806e73333f594eb410b 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.webp?w=900&amp;f=0be3476e6e10e435e87b6785c491d7f6 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.jpg?w=900&amp;f=0be3476e6e10e435e87b6785c491d7f6 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.webp?w=790&amp;f=58767c9b5dbb1806e73333f594eb410b 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.jpg?w=790&amp;f=58767c9b5dbb1806e73333f594eb410b 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.webp?w=450&amp;f=e7c7885f769df8dd2862311d90d0e100 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.jpg?w=450&amp;f=e7c7885f769df8dd2862311d90d0e100 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.webp?w=1200&amp;f=5aa4fef34eed62f1f195ef72f8128a15\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2729028\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2729028\/new-york-yankees-reliever-luke-weaver.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=5aa4fef34eed62f1f195ef72f8128a15\" alt=\"Yankees' Luke Weaver Opens Up On Recent Struggles After Blue Jays Loss\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption><span id=\"short-cap-description\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; OCTOBER 30: Luke Weaver #30 of the New York Yankees is relieved by manager Aaron Boone #17 during the ninth inning of Game Five of the 2024 World Series against&#8230;<\/span>Elsa\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The results haven&#8217;t been good. There&#8217;s been a lot of internal factors,&#8221; Weaver said in a YouTube video posted by the YES Network. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to get too crazy into it, but there&#8217;s been adjustments I&#8217;ve had to make based off of things that people are seeing, and it just hasn&#8217;t really lined up. It&#8217;s been pretty late in the adjustment period, and it&#8217;s just not lining up out there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like my mind is completely clear to go out there and attack. I do feel physically strong. I do feel mentally strong, overall. I just think there&#8217;s just some factors that are building up, and I&#8217;m just not executing at the clip I want to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Weaver has played well since joining the Yankees during the 2023 season, but in his last two appearances has let up five runs without recording an out. The 32-year-old further implied he may have been tipping pitches down the stretch. It&#8217;s unclear if Weaver will end up getting another opportunity this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More MLB: Dodgers&#8217; Max Muncy Sends Brutal Message to Phillies Fans After NLDS Game 1 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.<\/p>\n<p>\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;;uncommonKnowledgeItems[0].insertAdjacentHTML(&#8216;afterend&#8217;,uncommonKnowledgeContainerHtml);let uncommonKnowledgeContainerElement=document.getElementsByClassName(&#8216;uncommon-knowledge&#8217;);let itemsContainerElement=document.getElementById(&#8216;uncommon-knowledge-items-container&#8217;);uncommonKnowledgeContainerElement[0].style.display=&#8217;block&#8217;;uncommonKnowledgeItems.forEach((itemUncommon)=&gt;{document.getElementById(&#8216;uncommon-knowledge-items-container&#8217;).insertAdjacentHTML(&#8216;beforeend&#8217;,&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;+itemUncommon.innerHTML+&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;);itemUncommon.remove()});jQuery(&#8216;.start-slider&#8217;).owlCarousel({loop:!1,margin:10,nav:!0,items:1}).on(&#8216;changed.owl.carousel&#8217;,function(event){var currentItem=event.item.index;var totalItems=event.item.count;if(currentItem===0){jQuery(&#8216;.owl-prev&#8217;).addClass(&#8216;disabled&#8217;)}else{jQuery(&#8216;.owl-prev&#8217;).removeClass(&#8216;disabled&#8217;)}if(currentItem===totalItems-1){jQuery(&#8216;.owl-next&#8217;).addClass(&#8216;disabled&#8217;)}else{jQuery(&#8216;.owl-next&#8217;).removeClass(&#8216;disabled&#8217;)}})}})})<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After giving up three runs in the New York Yankees&#8217; 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