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Luke Weaver was looking to turn around his struggling career as a starting pitcher when he re-signed with the New York Yankees in January of last year.

The 31-year-old is crucial to the team’s postseason run ten months later. Throughout the season, Weaver did not make a single game start in his professional career. Rather, he had the greatest year of his life, apart from the bullpen.

He recorded a 7-3 record, 4 saves, and 2.89 ERA in 62 appearances. He struck out 103 batters while giving up just 52 hits and 26 walks in 84 innings. In the Yankees’ final 21 games, he recorded all four of his saves and three of his wins while giving up only one run in eight appearances and striking out 24 batters in 11 innings.

Weaver, an 11-year-old “overnight sensation,” is far from a beginner despite his easy navigation of unexplored professional waters.

When Clay Holmes faltered, he took over, though manager Aaron Boone needed some time to adjust. That made sense. With 44 saves and a 2.70 ERA over the previous two seasons, Holmes had proven to be dependable. He did not allow a run in his first twenty outings of the season this year until May 20. Holmes had 19 saves and a 1.23 ERA as of June 9.

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Holmes suddenly gave up eight runs in his following seven games. In those games, New York had a 1-6 record. He was routine for a month until September 3, when everything fell apart. In the Texas game, Holmes gave up four runs in just one-third of an inning. He has missed 13 saves before.

Three days later, Boone used Weaver as his closer. That evening, Weaver preserved a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs, which allowed the Yankees to gain ground on the Orioles in the American League East Division.

After the event, Weaver told reporters, “I couldn’t see straight.” For the most part, I was blacked out. It was a blast, even though I was running on pure adrenaline.

Thanks in great part to their 6-foot-2 reclamation project, the Yankees won the division by a margin of three games.