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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 assure youngster Francisco Alvarez will stay element of the large-league roster.

Nido, 29, has been sidelined because early May possibly simply because of vision troubles connected to dry eye syndrome that he believes created as a complication from his previous LASIK eye surgery. He underwent a process that assists his eyes stay lubricated. “It really is type of alleviated the eye stress that I had,” Nido told reporters final week, like 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 property runs or additional-base knocks. He has never ever been considerably of an offensive threat, but it is fair to believe his vision troubles impacted his capability 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 additional-base hits. He joined the organization earlier in May possibly immediately after getting released by the San Francisco Giants. It really is unclear if he’ll locate one more large-league gig, or if he’ll accept a minor-league assignment. 

Alvarez, 21, has hit .253/.316/.506 (124 OPS+) with six property 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 immediately after suffering a calf injury in April.

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