The Yankees weren’t Luke Weaver’s first choice

New person Luke Weaver is nan Yankees’ astonishment star, and he’s amazed himself by loving it here. 

“New York isn’t a spot that I would person said is nan apical of my wish list. But a batch of group person told maine that they came to for illustration it erstwhile they played here, and I yet spot why,” Weaver, a Floridian, said. 

Luke Weaver pitches during nan Yankees-Guardians crippled connected Oct. 19, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Weaver’s telephone to motion pinch nan Yankees was easy, arsenic he had only insignificant convention offers (11 of them) positive 1 from nan Yokohama Bay Stars for astir $1.5M.

The $2M Yankees offer, which includes a squad action for $2.5M that will beryllium exercised, was easy nan best. 

I asked him if location were thing he could do to get free of that now under-market option, and Weaver said, “At nan extremity of nan day, I’m happy to person an action to travel backmost here.”

The typical Dodgers bullpen is going to get tested pinch conscionable 3 starters (a bullpen crippled will beryllium utilized successful either Game 3 aliases 4). But prima reliever Blake Treinen said he thinks they still person a “a minimum of 9 days” of “bullets” left. “We should beryllium fine, man,” he said.

The Dodgers made a $300M connection to Yankees Game 1 starter Gerrit Cole successful free agency, but it was not only little than nan $324M he signed for pinch nan Yankees, it was heavy deferred.

Follow The Post’s sum of nan Yankees successful nan postseason:

• Aaron Judge tin free himself of Dodger Stadium and playoff demons successful 1 fell swoop
• Sherman: Gerrit Cole pitching for his Yankees — and shot — legacy
• Heyman: Dodgers had to return a chance nan Yankees couldn’t stomach
• Yankees outfielder has other World Series motivation: ‘I was upset’

The Shohei Ohtani 50-50 location tally shot went for $4.4M, which is double nan $2M Ohtani will beryllium paid by nan Dodgers this twelvemonth (plus, of course, nan $68M deferred). Seems nutty.

This World Series of marquee franchises successful megamarkets is expected to beryllium a smash deed for liking and ratings. 

“If it isn’t,” 1 high-ranking squad exec said, “we’re each (bleeped).”