Dylan Charles Covey (born August 14, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.

He, instead, chose to enroll at the University of San Diego, 125 miles from his Pasadena, California, home, and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros prior to being selected by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft.

[4] As Covey regained weight, he struggled as a freshman, pitching to a 1–3 record, a 7.60 ERA, and almost as many walks (28) as strikeouts (29).

The Athletics assigned Covey to the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League,[9] and after giving up no earned runs in 12 innings, promoted him to the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League[4] where he finished the season, going 1–1 with a 4.75 ERA in 10 starts.

In 2014, Covey began the year with Beloit, before he was promoted to the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League.

On January 30, 2020, Covey signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.

[23] He made his first appearance for the Red Sox on July 25, allowing two runs in two innings of relief against the Baltimore Orioles.

[26] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Covey appeared in 8 games (all in relief), compiling an 0–0 record with 7.07 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched.

[27] On May 18, 2021, Covey signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.

[28] He started 10 games for the team down the stretch, logging a 3–4 record and 4.01 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched.

On January 27, 2023, Covey signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

[30] He began the season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he made seven appearances (six starts) and posted a 4.22 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched.

[39] On October 31, 2024, Covey signed a one-year, major league contract with the New York Mets.

[1][2] Covey's father, Darrell, was selected by the New York Mets in the 29th round of the 1968 MLB draft out of Pasadena Junior College, but he did not sign or play professional baseball.