Former Phillies reliever Dylan Covey signed with the New York Mets, the club announced Thursday. The veteran right-hander will stay in the National League East on a one-year major-league contract.
Covey, 33, has pitched parts of five big-league seasons with the White Sox, Red Sox, Dodgers and Phillies with a career 6.18 ERA in 100 appearances. He also played two seasons for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Covey spent the 2024 season in the minors with Philadelphia while recovering from injury.
The Phillies acquired Covey off waivers from the Dodgers during the 2023 season in desperate need of starting pitching help.