Weaver becomes a local

Scott Boras is Jered Weaver’s sports agent. Boras is now the Angel pitcher’s neighbor in Newport Coast.

The Long Beach Press-Telegram reported that the All-Star bought a home in the upscale area after a bid on a house in the Long Beach neighborhood of Naples fell through in the final stages of escrow. Matt Paz, a friend of Weaver and a former teammate of Weaver at Long Beach State, told the paper that Weaver’s first choice was not Newport Coast.

“Oh, there’s no doubt Jered will return to Long Beach,� Paz told the Long Beach Press-Telegram. “He’s just not a Newport Beach type of guy. He belongs in Long Beach, and I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t eventually come back.�

— From staff reports