The Mets announced Luke Weaver‘s signing Monday. Reports surfaced last Wednesday that New York and the right-handed reliever were finalizing a two-year contract worth $22 million.
“Over the past few seasons Luke has emerged as one of the most reliable leverage relievers in baseball and we’re excited to add him to our pen,” said Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. “Luke’s stuff, combined with his experience in high pressure situations in New York, sets him up well for success going forward.”
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Weaver, 32, spent the past two-plus seasons with the Yankees, who claimed him off waivers in September 2023.
In 148.2 IP over 126 regular-season games from 2024-25, Weaver went 11-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 0.969 WHIP.
“He got a really good deal that he earned,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone this past Friday. “When we got him, it seemed like not a big move at the time, late in the ’23 season — to turn into the reliever and the role he ended up having for us.
“He threw a lot of really big games and productive games over the last couple of years — credit to him for going out there and making a little alter to his career and it truly paying dividends for him.”
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Weaver’s MLB career has included stints with the St. Louis Cardinals (2016-18), Arizona Diamondbacks (2019-22), Kansas City Royals (2022), Cincinnati Reds (2023) and Seattle Mariners (2023).
The Cardinals selected Weaver from Florida State University with the No. 27 overall pick in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
