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After Racing to Son’s Birth, Ryan Weathers Returns to Start as Yankees Top Astros

His quick turnaround highlighted a clubhouse that backs paternity leave.

Overview

  • Ryan Weathers started Saturday in Houston and limited the Astros to two runs over 5 1/3 innings in an 8-3 Yankees win, striking out four with no walks.
  • Three days earlier, after his wife’s water broke at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, he traveled 180 miles from Boston to Greenwich and reached the hospital at 9:47 a.m., with his son born at 10:04 a.m.
  • During a short paternity leave, he threw a bullpen at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and played catch Friday before flying to Houston that night because his leave had ended.
  • He said mother and baby are doing well, and he shared that Paul David weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces.
  • Manager Aaron Boone said it was good to have him back from paternity leave and that he threw the ball well, while teammates voiced support for his weeklong balancing act.