TORONTO — Yankees reliever Luke Weaver has a pitch tipping problem.
The right-hander revealed after Saturday’s 10-1 shellacking in Toronto , a dud to start the Division Series, that he’s been struggling to make changes on the mound related to tipping pitches.
“There’s been adjustments I’ve had to make based off of things that people are seeing, and it just hasn’t really lined up,” Weaver said. “I don’t really feel like myself, I don’t feel like my mind is completely clear to go out there and attack.”
That’s not to say that Weaver was tipping his pitches against the Blue Jays on Saturday night. He only faced three hitters to start the seventh inning, charged with giving up three earned runs on a walk and two singles. It was déjà vu after Weaver faced the first three hitters in t