Press Release and Roster Move: Mets sign Catcher Tomas Nido

 

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 19, 2023 – The New York Mets today announced the club has signed catcher Tomás Nido to a two-year contract. 

Nido, 28, was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award after catching a career-high 96 games in 2022, including 86 starts. He recorded five Catcher Framing Runs last season, tied for eighth in the majors and tied for third in the NL. 

The Puerto Rico native batted .239/.276/.324 last season, recording 31 runs, 15 doubles, three homers and 28 RBI. He set career-highs in games played, hits, doubles, RBI, runs and walks. In 15 games in September, Nido batted .333/.340/.608 with nine RBI and nine runs scored. 

Originally drafted by the Mets in the eighth round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, Nido has played six seasons in the majors. The 28-year-old has appeared in 252 games, posting a .220/.257/.323 slashline with 70 runs, 44 extra-base hits and 73 RBI.  

 

Tomas Nido's Full Batting Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2012	18	NYM-min	Rk	38	140	124	15	30	6	0	2	15	1	0	12	23	.242	.307	.339	.646		42	2	1	0	3	0		KPT · APPY
2013	19	NYM-min	A-	33	125	119	3	22	6	0	1	11	0	1	4	21	.185	.218	.261	.478		31	4	1	1	0	0		BKN · NYPL
2014	20	NYM-min	A-	58	203	188	20	52	6	1	1	21	2	2	14	41	.277	.325	.335	.660		63	4	0	0	1	1		BKN · NYPL
2015	21	NYM-min	A	86	335	317	39	82	14	2	6	40	1	1	12	86	.259	.284	.372	.657		118	9	1	1	4	1		SAV · SALL
2016	22	NYM-min	A+	90	370	344	38	110	23	2	7	46	0	1	19	42	.320	.357	.459	.816		158	9	3	0	4	0		SCE · FLOR
2017	23	NYM-min	AA	102	404	367	41	85	19	1	8	60	0	0	30	63	.232	.287	.354	.641		130	27	1	0	6	0		BNG · EL
2017	23	NYM	NL	5	10	10	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.300	.300	.400	.700	86	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2018	24	NYM-min	AA,AAA	64	247	232	26	63	20	1	5	31	0	0	9	38	.272	.300	.431	.731		100	14	2	0	4	0		BNG,LVG · EL,PCL
2018	24	NYM	NL	34	90	84	10	14	3	0	1	9	0	0	4	27	.167	.200	.238	.438	23	20	4	0	0	2	0	2/H
2019	25	NYM-min	AAA	12	40	38	3	11	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	13	.289	.300	.316	.616		12	1	0	0	1	0		SYR · IL
2019	25	NYM	NL	50	144	136	9	26	5	0	4	14	0	0	7	37	.191	.231	.316	.547	45	43	4	0	1	0	2	2/H
2020	26	NYM	NL	7	26	24	4	7	1	0	2	6	0	0	2	6	.292	.346	.583	.929	150	14	2	0	0	0	0	/2
2021	27	NYM-min	AAA	3	11	11	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727		4	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · AAAE
2021	27	NYM	NL	58	161	153	16	34	5	1	3	13	1	0	5	44	.222	.261	.327	.588	60	50	4	3	0	0	1	2/H5
2022	28	NYM	NL	98	313	284	31	68	15	0	3	28	0	0	14	76	.239	.276	.324	.600	72	92	14	1	12	2	0	2/H
6 Yrs				252	744	691	70	152	30	1	13	73	1	0	32	192	.220	.257	.323	.580	61	223	28	4	13	4	3
162 Game Avg.				162	478	444	45	98	19	1	8	47	1	0	21	123	.220	.257	.323	.580	61	143	18	3	8	3	2

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/19/2023.