page_title: Luke Weaver (baseball)
section_title: Early life and career
hierarchical_section_title: Luke Weaver (baseball) / Early life and career
caption_attribution_description: English: Pitcher Luke Weaver, 2014
context_page_description: Luke Allen Weaver is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft from Florida State University, where he played college baseball for the Seminoles. He made his MLB debut on August 13, 2016 for the Cardinals.
context_section_description: Weaver grew up a fan of the Tampa Bay Rays. He graduated from DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida, in 2011. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round of the 2011 MLB draft, but did not sign, choosing to go to college.
  Weaver attended Florida State University and played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles from 2012 to 2014. After the 2012 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a sophomore in 2013, he had a 7–2 win–loss record with a 2.29 earned run average (ERA) in 17 games (15 starts). In 2014, as a junior, he was 8–4 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts.
caption: Weaver pitching for the Florida State Seminoles in 2014
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