Report: Mets, Weaver finalizing 2-year, $22M contract

The New York Mets and reliever Luke Weaver are finalizing a two-year contract worth $22 million, a source told the New York Post's Joel Sherman.

The contract is pending a physical and doesn't include option years or an opt-out, reports Sherman.

Weaver made 64 appearances with the New York Yankees last season, authoring a 3.62 ERA and 3.89 FIP. He allowed five earned runs and managed only one out in three postseason appearances against the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.

The 32-year-old recorded 12 saves in just over two campaigns in the Bronx. Weaver racked up 191 strikeouts over 162 innings with a 3.65 ERA during his Yankees tenure.

The Yankees weren't bidding to retain Weaver, a source told Sherman.

Weaver was primarily a starter for the first seven years of his MLB career, going 27-42 with a 5.14 ERA before moving to the bullpen in 2024. He posted career-best results that season: a 2.89 ERA and 3.33 FIP in 84 innings.

Weaver is the second reliever whom the Mets have added from the Yankees this offseason. New York inked right-hander Devin Williams to a three-year, $51-million contract earlier in December.

All-Star reliever Edwin Díaz left the Mets to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Dec. 9. New York reportedly came up $3 million short in its offer.