Gregory R. Weissert (born February 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Weissert in the 18th round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Early life and amateur career

Weissert grew up in Bay Shore, New York and attended

Bay Shore High School Bay Shore High School is a public high school located in Bay Shore, New York. The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12.Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

, where he played college baseball for the

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for three seasons. As a junior, he went 5–4 with a 4.04 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 14 starts.

Professional career

The New York Yankees selected Weissert in the 18th round of the

. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Pulaski Yankees before earning a promotion to the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs. Weissert spent the 2017 season with the Low–A Staten Island Yankees. He returned to Charleston for the beginning of the 2018 season before earning a promotion to the Tampa Tarpons of the High–A

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after striking out 50 batters with a 2.62 ERA over innings. Weissert started the 2019 season with the Tarpons and was promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder, where we posted a 1.88 ERA over 14 relief appearances and was eventually promoted to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for the team's postseason. ''

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'' rated Weissert as having the best slider in the Yankees' minor league system going into the 2021 season. After starting the year with the Yankees' new Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, Weissert was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after posting a 0.71 ERA in innings pitched over 12 appearances. In 2022, Weissert served as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's closer. On August 25, 2022, the Yankees selected his contract from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In his major league debut that night, he hit the first batter with his first pitch, committed a balk, hit a batter with the second pitch, and allowed two walks before being removed from the game. On August 30, he collected his first career win after tossing two scoreless innings in a 7–4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Weissert was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the 2023 season.

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External links

Fordham Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weissert, Greg 1995 births Living people People from Bay Shore, New York Baseball players from Suffolk County, New York Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Fordham Rams baseball players Pulaski Yankees players Charleston RiverDogs players Staten Island Yankees players Tampa Tarpons players Trenton Thunder players Somerset Patriots players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Bay Shore High School alumni