In his first game of the season, Michael Perez generated plenty of production.
Perez, who was called up Wednesday when Nido hit the injured list, made his season debut this weekend and has yet to make an out.that started Saturday and finished Sunday afternoon.
“I think everybody’s happy for him,” manager Buck Showalter said of Perez, whom the Mets acquired from the Pirates last July. “That’s a good start for him in a time of need. We’ve got some injuries with our catchers.Nido is on the 10-day IL with dry eye syndrome and should be back soon.Alvarez had started six games straight, so Showalter wanted to give the 21-year-old a breather.
There is plenty of intrigue around Mets catchers, but they entered play Sunday with the third-worst OPS among catching groups in MLB.Nido is hitting .118 in 19 games, in which he has six hits and fewer extra-base hits than Perez .Which made Perez’s performance especially glaring.
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