Mets Reportedly Sign Ex-Cardinals Slugger To Minor League Deal

The New York Mets continue to add depth throughout the organization and reportedly signed a former member of the St. Louis Cardinals.

New York has spent much of the offseason looking for ways to add depth to the club with big-league upside without breaking the bank. The Mets made yet another move Saturday by reportedly signing veteran slugger Luke Voit to a minor league deal, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.

"Luke Voit and the Mets are moving toward a minor league agreement," Sherman said. "Andy Martino reported first the sides were talking."

Voit was selected by the Cardinals in the 22nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. He worked his way up the Cardinals' farm system and eventually made his big league debut with the club in 2017. 

The slugger didn't last long with St. Louis, though. The Cardinals traded him to the New York Yankees in 2018 for Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos. Voit had the most success of his big league career so far as a member of the Yankees. 

Voit became a regular with the team in 2019 and led the American League with 22 home runs during the 2020 COVID-shortened campaign. New York eventually traded Voit to the San Diego Padres in 2022 and he was traded to the Washington Nationals soon after. 

The 33-year-old spent the 2023 campaign with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Mets. He bounced around between the big leagues and the minors. Voit appeared in 22 games at the big league level with Milwaukee and spent the rest of the season in the minors in the Brewers and Mets organizations.