The Yankees have signed pitcher Paul Blackburn after he was released earlier this week by the Mets. The Mets had designated Blackburn for assignment after Friday’s 11-9 loss to clear a roster spot for pitching prospect Nolan McLean, who made his major-league debut the following day.

The Mets traded for Blackburn at the deadline last year, but his season was cut short by a right hand contusion and a spinal fluid leak. The Mets re-signed him to a one-year, $4.05 million contract in the offseason, but he battled right knee inflammation and did not make his season debut until June 2.

Paul Blackburn didn’t know what to expect heading into a travel-filled week that the veteran right-hander described as “weird.” Designated for assignment by the Mets on Saturday, Blackburn packed his bags and traveled to his Idaho home,