seven games, he visited Dr. James Andrews, who diagnosed the twinge he suffered two years earlier as a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum; it explained why he had been throwing 85 mph since the injury, compared to 95 mph beforehand. He had surgery shortly afterward, and spent the rest of the year rehabbing the injury. He attempted a comeback in 1985 with the Albany-Colonie Yankees, and had a 4.91 ERA in five games with the team. In June, having continued to pitch through shoulder pain, Wever retired from baseball and ended his professional career. Post-playing career After retiring from baseball, Wever returned to school, and earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley. He married Melinda in 1988, and three years later opened up the Horseshoe Tavern, a bar in San Francisco's Marina District, which he continues to run. While working at his bar, Wever made a return to baseball in a coaching role. He was named varsity baseball coach at Redwood High School in Larkspur, California in 2008, after having volunteered for the freshman team the year before. Wever was forced to resign in 2010 due to a diagnosis of large-cell lymphoma. He went on to continue coaching youth baseball camps and leagues, and was bench coach for the San Rafael Pacifics in 2013. Personal life and death Wever later spent three days a week feeding the homeless at SF's St. Anthony's Dining Room. In 2019, Wever moved to Portland, Oregon, to be near his daughter. He continued to be active in volunteering and traveled to San Francisco once a month to continue volunteering at St. Anthony's and to look after his business. Wever died on December 28, 2022, at the age of 64. References External links 1958 births 2022 deaths Major League Baseball players from Germany New York Yankees players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball players Oneonta Yankees players Fort Lauderdale Yankees players Columbus Clippers players Albany-Colonie Yankees players Sportspeople from Marburg Lowell High School (San Francisco) alumni