Right-Hander Ryan Weiss Agrees to 1-Year Contract with San Diego Padres
The deal gives San Diego a low-risk rotation option after Weiss improved late at Triple-A and includes performance bonuses.
- On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres signed right-hander Ryan Weiss to a one-year contract featuring a team option for 2028.
- The 29-year-old Weiss struggled during his 2026 debut season with the Houston Astros, posting a 0-3 record with a 7.62 ERA in nine relief appearances and two starts.
- Following his reassignment to Triple-A Sugar Land, Weiss improved markedly by allowing only two runs over his final 16 innings for the team.
- The Padres included a 2028 team option worth $4 million guaranteed with performance bonuses reaching $5.5 million, addressing rotation needs.
- Weiss became the first of 183 MLB free agents to sign this offseason after previously playing in South Korea with the Hanwha Eagles.
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Right-hander Ryan Weiss agrees to 1-year contract with San Diego Padres
Right-hander Ryan Weiss has become the first of the 183 major league free agents with an announced agreement, a one-year contract with the the San Diego Padres
[OSEN=Reporter Gil Jun-young] Ryan Weiss (30), who played for the Hanwha Eagles in professional baseball, has failed to return to Korea. Weiss has signed with the San Diego Padres. MLB.com, the official media outlet of Major League Baseball, reported on the 11th (Korean time) that “San Diego has signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Weiss to a one-year contract that includes a team option for the 2028 season.” Weiss [played] with Hanwha in the KBO Le…
Padres Sign Ryan Weiss to 1-Year Deal With 2028 Option
The Padres signed right-hander Ryan Weiss to a one-year contract with a club option for 2028, adding a pitcher whose recent results have varied sharply by level. Weiss, 29, posted a 7.62 ERA in nine major league appearances with Houston in 2026, then finished strong at Triple-A. His standout KBO seasons—including a 16-win campaign in 2025—offer San Diego another potential bullpen or rotation option.
Padres sign right-hander Ryan Weiss to 1-year deal with option for '28
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres have signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Weiss to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2028 season, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced on Tuesday. Weiss, 29, spent his 2026 campaign in the Houston Astros organization between the
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