Yankees scratch Ryan Weathers’ start after he loses 9 pounds to illness

Source: New York Post

If Ryan Weathers had made his regularly scheduled start Thursday, it would have been a lesser version — literally. The Yankees lefty said he lost 9 pounds in two days due to an illness that caused him to “pretty much [throw] my guts up for several hours,” leading the club to scratch him from the series finale against the Rangers and insert Paul Blackburn instead. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.