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Luke Voit has re-signed with the Rakuten Eagles for the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season after a strong performance in 2025, where he hit .300 with 13 home runs, helping address the team's power shortage. Voit, a veteran with MLB experience, has spent recent years outside of Major League Baseball, including stints in Mexico and Japan.
The New York Mets have signed Luke Voit to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse. Voit was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on May 29 after playing in 22 games this season. The 32-year-old first baseman is a career .253 hitter with 95 home runs, 68 of those coming in four seasons with the New York Yankees.
Luke Voit, former New York Yankees slugger, has been designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers after failing to provide the team with the power he had produced for much of his career. Voit, who signed a $2 million contract with the Brewers on the eve of Opening Day, lasted just 22 games and did not hit a single home run in 74 plate appearances. The Brewers have signed Darin Ruf as a replacement.
Luke Voit, who signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers after a strong showing in spring training, has been designated for assignment after batting only .221 with no homers and a .548 OPS across 22 games and 74 plate appearances. Voit struggled mightily against left-handed pitching, going 3 for 33 with 20 strikeouts, no walks and one extra-base hit against them. The Brewers signed veteran Darin Ruf to take Voit's spot on the roster.
The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Luke Voit for assignment, owing him a little over $1.3 million for the remainder of his contract. Voit struggled this season, hitting .221 with zero homers and four RBIs in 22 games. The Brewers have seven days to trade, release, or assign him outright to the minors.
The Milwaukee Brewers have designated first baseman Luke Voit for assignment after he struggled to find his footing in the team, hitting .221/.284/.265 overall and failing to connect on a single home run in 74 trips to the plate. Meanwhile, reliever Alex Claudio has been outrighted to Triple-A Nashville after going unclaimed on waivers. The Brewers have a week to explore the trade market for Voit, who surpassed five years of major league service this season and has the right to decline a minor league assignment in favor of free agency while still collecting his entire guaranteed salary if he goes unclaimed.
The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Luke Voit for assignment after he struggled in his time with the team, collecting just three extra-base hits in 74 plate appearances. Reliever Alex Claudio, who was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville. The move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Luis Urias, who could soon be activated off the 60-day injured list.
Infielder Luis Urias is set to return to the Milwaukee Brewers soon, which means someone will have to lose their active roster spot for him to return to the team. Mike Brosseau, Darin Ruf, and Luke Voit are all potential candidates to lose their spot. Brosseau has struggled at the plate and in the field, while Ruf has been used sparingly but has performed well. Voit was supposed to be a specialist against left-handed pitching but has struggled overall and has a high strikeout rate against lefties. It remains to be seen who will ultimately lose their roster spot.
Darin Ruf has signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers after refusing an outright assignment to the minor leagues with the San Francisco Giants. Ruf hit .261 with no homers and three RBIs in nine games with the Giants this season. Milwaukee will pay Ruf $541,935, a prorated share of the $720,000 major league minimum, and the Giants are responsible for the rest of Ruf's $3 million salary plus a $250,000 buyout of his contract's 2024 team option.
The Milwaukee Brewers have signed Darin Ruf to a one-year contract and placed Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list with a strained neck to make room for him on the active roster. Right-hander Brandon Woodruff was transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a spot on the 40-man roster, while righty Colin Rea was optioned and Trevor Megill was recalled. Ruf will effectively replace Voit as the club's right-handed hitting first baseman/designated hitter. Woodruff's transfer to the 60-day IL was an inevitable formality as he was diagnosed with a Grade 2 subscapular strain in his right shoulder in April and isn't expected back until late June.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Luke Voit to a one-year major league contract with an option for 2024, two days after he opted out of his minor league contract with the team. Infielder Keston Hiura was designated for assignment to make room for Voit. Voit hit 22 home runs with 69 RBIs last season for the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals, while Hiura hit 19 home runs with a .938 OPS in 84 games as a rookie in 2019 but has struggled to match that production over the last three seasons.
The Milwaukee Brewers made several roster moves, including signing Luke Voit to a one-year deal, designating Keston Hiura for assignment, and optioning Abraham Toro and Sal Frelick to the minors. Voit had a solid spring training and has a chance to platoon with Tellez at first base. Toro and Frelick will start the season at AAA Nashville. The Brewers also announced that Brice Turang and Rule 5 pick Gus Varland made the Opening Day roster. The team still has one final position player spot to fill.
The World Baseball Classic continues tonight with Puerto Rico taking on Mexico in the quarterfinals. Following Edwin Diaz's injury, the Mets are deciding whether to stick with their internal relief options or pursue external additions like Zack Britton and Ken Giles, who are holding workouts to get signed to big league deals. Luke Voit intends to exercise his opt-out of the minor league deal with the Brewers if he is not added to the 40-man roster.