John David Weathers (born September 25, 1969) is an American former

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. He was a part of the

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championship over the

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. He bats and throws

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Early career

Weathers attended

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, and was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. Weathers made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays on August 2, 1991, and was drafted by the

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in the

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Mid-career

Weathers played for the Marlins until , when he was traded to the

for

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. Weathers won a

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with the Yankees that year. He was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians on June 9, 1997, for outfielder

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. On December 20, 1997, he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. On June 24, 1998, Weathers was claimed off waivers by the

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. Weathers stayed with Milwaukee until July 30, 2001, when he was traded to the

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, along with Robert Miniel, for

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and Pete Zoccolillo. He became a

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at the end of the season and signed with the

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. Weathers pitched for the Mets until June 17, 2004, when he and Jeremy Griffiths were traded to the

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for

Richard Hidalgo Richard José Hidalgo (born June 28, 1975) is a former professional outfielder. He played with the Houston Astros (1997–2004), New York Mets (2004), and the Texas Rangers (2005) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-hand ...

. Weathers was released by the Astros on September 7, 2004, and signed with the Marlins the very next day.

Later career

A free agent at the end of the season, Weathers signed with the

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(returning to the team he played for in early 1998), where he has had an

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under 4.00 every year that he was with the club. He was the closer for the Reds in and had 33 saves. On August 9, 2009, the Cincinnati Reds traded Weathers to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. Weathers was quoted as saying of Cincinnati, "I really felt like this is probably where I would end my career, and I really wanted to. But in this game, things don't go like you want them or how you plan them. It's a good day but, to be honest with you, it's a tough day emotionally because you form a lot of bonds, a lot of trust with guys you've been with for five or six years. You just don't find that every day, especially in this game." Weathers played 25 more games with the Brewers before playing in his final Major League game on October 3, 2009.

Personal life

His son,

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, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the

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