Mets finalize minor league contract with RHP José Ureña

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Right-hander José Ureñaand the New York Mets finalized a minor league contract Friday.

New York agreed to the deal with the 33-year-old after right-hander Frankie Montas strained a lat muscle and left-hander Sean Manaea strained his right oblique.

Ureña was 5-8 with a 3.80 ERA last year in nine starts and 24 relief appearances for theTexas Rangers, striking out 70 and walking 39 in 109 innings. He was 2-6 with a 5.08 ERA as a starter.

He is 44-77 with a 4.76 ERA over 10 major league seasons withMiami(2015-20), Detroit(2021), Milwaukee(2022), Colorado(2022-23), the Chicago White Sox (2023) and Texas.