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Let’s get you caught up on all the recent news about the New York Mets related to the minor leagues, including multiple signings and notable hires.
Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that the Mets have hired Laiky Uribe as their assistant director of international scouting. Uribe has worked for the Dodgers for the last eight years, including the last as their international crosschecker. The Bronx native played college baseball at Odessa College.
It was recently reported the Mets hired James Kang to be their director of international scouting. Kang worked for the Guardians, Dodgers, Padres and Red Sox. Most recently, he was a senior players acquisition scout with the Guardians. The former player spent three seasons in the Red Sox farm system as an infielder after being drafted in the 45th round of the 2010 draft.
Laiky and Kang worked together for multiple years in the Dodgers organization.
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- The Mets signed RHP Dylan Covey to a one-year major league deal. The signing brings the Mets’ 40-man roster to 36 (including Sean Manaea and Phil Maton, as we await decisions on their options). Covey had a 3.77 ERA in 43 innings as a reliever in 2023 when he last pitched in the big leagues.
- Earlier this week, the Mets signed RHP Chris Devenski to a minor league deal. The veteran reliever has a career 3.98 ERA, though he struggled in 2024 with a 6.75 ERA for the Rays.
- The Mets have re-signed RHP Joander Suarez, RHP Joshua Cornielly and C Hayden Senger to minor league deals.
Baseball America talked about Mets catcher prospect Davierson Gutierrez as an underrated prospect.
