Greg Weissert joined the New York Yankees on the current road trip to California and has pitched four scoreless innings after a shaky start.
Weissert, who pitched at Fordham University, allowed no hits and struck out two over two innings to earn his first major league win during New York’s 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Two days earlier in Oakland, Weissert struck out three and surrendered no hits over two innings. In his major league debut in Oakland on Aug. 25, he gave up three runs in 1/3 of an inning.
The 27 year old is 1-0 with a 6.23 earned run average since joining the Yankees.
Weissert earned the opportunity with the Yankees after going 2-1 with 18 saves and a 1.76 ERA in 40 games at Scranton, the Class AAA affiliate of the Yankees. In 46 innings, he struck out 67 opponents.
Weissert, who grew up on Long Island, was an 18th round pick of the Yankees in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.