FLUSHING, N.Y., November 20, 2020 – The New York Mets today announced that they have signed RHP Sam McWilliams to a one-year contract.

McWilliams, 25, was part of the Tampa Bay Rays 60-Player Pool in 2020. The 6-7, 230-pounder has compiled a 30-35 record with a 3.85 ERA (229 earned runs/535.0 innings) in 109 games, 94 starts during his six-year minor league career.

McWilliams was originally the Phillies eighth-round selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. He went 7-9 with a 4.10 ERA (60 earned runs/131.2 innings) in 26 games, 19 starts in 2019 for Montgomery (AA) of the Southern League and Durham (AAA) of the International League. McWilliams was named to the Southern League mid-season All-Star team.