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NEW YORK — Needing to make a difficult decision at catcher, the New York Mets cut light-hitting Tomás Nido on Monday when they reinstated fellow backstop Omar Narváez from the 60-day injured list. Nido was designated for assignment in a move that keeps catcher Francisco Álvarez in the majors after the 21-year-old rookie flourished in May. A top-rated prospect, Álvarez began the season at Triple-A Syracuse before getting called up in early April when Narváez strained his left calf. Nido was a Gold Glove finalist last season and is signed through 2024 after essentially taking over the starting job late last year. This season, however, Nido is batting a paltry .125 without an extra-base hit. He was sidelined from May 7-24 because of dry eye syndrome.
