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The New York Mets altered their catching depth chart forward of Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Chicago Cubs, activating Tomás Nido from the injured checklist and designating Gary Sánchez for project. Arguably probably the most notable facet of these transactions is that they guarantee teen Francisco Alvarez will stay a part of the big-league roster.

Nido, 29, has been sidelined since early Might due to imaginative and prescient issues associated to dry eye syndrome that he believes developed as a complication from his previous LASIK eye surgical procedure. He underwent a process that helps his eyes stay lubricated. “It is type of alleviated the attention stress that I had,” Nido instructed reporters final week, together with MLB.com. “I felt like I had anyone pushing on my head. I had a headache for like 72 hours straight.”

Nido had appeared in 19 video games previous to being positioned on the shelf, hitting .118/.148/.118 (minus-24 OPS+) with no house runs or extra-base knocks. He has by no means been a lot of an offensive menace, but it surely’s honest to suppose his imaginative and prescient issues impacted his capacity to do harm. 

Sánchez, 30, appeared in simply three video games with the Mets. He went 1 for six with a run batted in and nil extra-base hits. He joined the group earlier in Might after being launched by the San Francisco Giants. It is unclear if he’ll discover one other big-league gig, or if he’ll settle for a minor-league project. 

Alvarez, 21, has hit .253/.316/.506 (124 OPS+) with six house runs in 95 plate appearances. He entered the season ranked by CBS Sports activities because the No. 3 prospect within the minors. Alvarez figures to stay the most-days starter, as veteran Omar Narváez stays unavailable after struggling a calf damage in April.

The Mets will enter Thursday evening’s recreation with a 25-25 file on the season.