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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 element of the significant-league roster.

Nido, 29, has been sidelined due to the fact early Could due to the fact of vision troubles associated 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 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 residence runs or added-base knocks. He has in no way been considerably of an offensive threat, but it really is fair to consider his vision troubles 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 added-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 further significant-league gig, or if he’ll accept a minor-league assignment. 

Alvarez, 21, has hit .253/.316/.506 (124 OPS+) with six residence 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.