David Weathers
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| Cincinnati Reds — No. 25 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: September 25, 1969 Lawrenceburg, Tennessee |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 2, 1991 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 65-76 |
| Saves | 74 |
| Earned run average | 4.32 |
| Strikeouts | 893 |
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John David Weathers (born September 25, 1969 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee) is a major league baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed. He attended Motlow State Community College in Moore County, Tennessee and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays 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 Florida Marlins in the 1992 MLB expansion draft. Weathers played for the Marlins until 1996, when he was traded to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton. Weathers won a World Series ring with the Yankees that year.
Weathers is one of only two active MLB players who played for the Marlins during their 1993 inaugural season (the other is fellow relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman).
On December 20, 1997, he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. On June 24, 1998, Weathers was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. Weathers stayed with Milwaukee until July 30, 2001, when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, along with Robert Miniel, for Ruben Quevedo and Pete Zoccolillo. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed with the New York Mets. Weathers pitched for the Mets until June 17, 2004, when he and Jeremy Griffiths were traded to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo. Weathers was released by the Astros on September 7, 2004, and signed with the Marlins the very next day.
A free agent at the end of the season, Weathers signed with the Cincinnati Reds (his 10th MLB team), where he has had an ERA under 4 every year since. He was the closer for the Reds in 2007 and had 33 saves.
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