It didn’t take long for now-former Mets catcher Tomás Nido to find a new home.
A little over a week since New York designated Nido for assignment to make room for Francisco Alvarez, choosing to stick with Luis Torrens, the 30-year-old has signed with the Cubs. After clearing waivers, Nido rejected being reassigned to Triple-A Syracuse and chose free agency.
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In Chicago, Nido chose the Mets’ next opponent. Both teams are set to face off for a three-game set at Wrigley Field beginning on Friday.
Nido isn’t the only former Met playing for the Cubs organization. Nearly two weeks after being DFA’d due to an on-field meltdown that carried on to his postgame availability, Chicago also signed Jorge Lopez to a minor league contract on June 11. Lopez was assigned to the ACL Cubs.
Nido was drafted by the Mets in the 8th round in 2012. He made his big league debut in 2017, appearing in 306 games while batting .214/.251/.313 with 16 home runs and 82 RBIs.
This season, Nido was 19-for-83 (.229) with a .623 OPS in 32 games. His replacement, Torrens, who was acquired on May 31 from the Yankees for cash is 8-for-24 (.333) with a 1.135 OPS. He has the same amount of home runs (three) as Nido in 23 fewer games.
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