Eric Weaver
former All-State basketball player
James Eric Weaver (born August 4, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), Seattle Mariners (1999) and Los Angeles Angels (2000).
Weaver played high school baseball at Illiopolis High School in Illiopolis, Illinois. He played for the U.S. national under-18 team at the 1991 World Junior Baseball Championship, with a 7.72 earned run average in four games for the U.S. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 1991. In the minor leagues, he threw a no-hitter in 1992 and was a Texas League All-Star in 1996. He had a shoulder injury in 1994, then pitched in the Arizona Fall League in 1995. He worked solely as a relief pitcher for the first time in 1998.
Weaver made his MLB debut with the Dodgers on May 30, 1998. After the season, he was traded to the Mariners for minor leaguer Scott Prouty. Weaver became a free agent after the season and signed with the Angels.
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