Mets reduce Gary Sánchez soon after just 3 games, maintaining major prospect Francisco Álvarez in majors

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The New York Mets altered their catching depth chart ahead of Thursday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, activating Tomás Nido from the injured list and designating Gary Sánchez for assignment. Arguably the most notable aspect of these transactions is they make certain youngster Francisco Alvarez will stay portion of the large-league roster.

Nido, 29, has been sidelined considering the fact that early Could mainly because of vision issues connected to dry eye syndrome that he believes created as a complication from his previous LASIK eye surgery. He underwent a process that aids his eyes stay lubricated. “It is sort of alleviated the eye stress that I had,” Nido told reporters final week, such as MLB.com. “I felt like I had somebody pushing on my head. I had a headache for like 72 hours straight.”

Nido had appeared in 19 games prior to getting placed on the shelf, hitting .118/.148/.118 (minus-24 OPS+) with no dwelling runs or further-base knocks. He has never ever been substantially of an offensive threat, but it is fair to assume his vision issues impacted his potential to do harm. 

Sánchez, 30, appeared in just 3 games with the Mets. He went 1 for six with a run batted in and zero further-base hits. He joined the organization earlier in Could soon after getting released by the San Francisco Giants. It is unclear if he’ll uncover a different large-league gig, or if he’ll accept a minor-league assignment. 

Alvarez, 21, has hit .253/.316/.506 (124 OPS+) with six dwelling runs in 95 plate appearances. He entered the season ranked by CBS Sports as the No. three prospect in the minors. Alvarez figures to stay the most-days starter, as veteran Omar Narváez remains unavailable soon after suffering a calf injury in April.

The Mets will enter Thursday night’s game with a 25-25 record on the season.