Mets sign ex-Yankee Luke Voit after Gary Sanchez experiment
The Mets have signed another ex-Yankee in hopes of igniting a stagnant offense.
After the failed Gary Sanchez experiment, the Mets inked Luke Voit to a minor league deal on Monday.
The first baseman will report to Triple-A Syracuse and be active Tuesday.
Voit, 32, appeared in 22 games with the Brewers this season, but struggled at the plate.
In 68 plate appearances, the first baseman didn’t hit any homers and had an OPS of just .548 before Milwaukee released him.
The Mets have a hole at first base, with Pete Alonso on the IL and expected to be sidelined for 3-4 weeks with a bone bruise and sprain to his left wrist after being drilled in the spot.
The Mets have signed Luke Voit to a minor-league contract. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
Mark Canha and Mark Vientos have seen time at first since Alonso’s injury.
It’s been a rough few years for Voit, who led the American League with 22 homers in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
That came after he hit 14 home runs in just 38 games in 2018 with the Yankees following his arrival in a trade from St. Louis for left-hander Chasen Shreve.
But injuries took their toll on Voit and the Yankees traded for Anthony Rizzo in 2021 and shipped Voit to San Diego in the spring of 2022.
Voit didn’t last long with the Padres and was included in the package they sent to Washington in the Juan Soto deal.
Luke Voit with the Yankees in 2021. Getty Images
He signed a minor league contract in February with the Brewers and was released on June 2.
The Mets signed Sanchez to a minor league contract on May 9 and he played just three games with the Mets before being let go.
He’s since hit five home runs in his first 12 games with San Diego.
Source: New York Post
