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Matthew Roberson

Mets trade with Pirates for catcher Michael Perez

NEW YORK — One day after catcher Tomas Nido left a game with a hand contusion, the Mets added another catcher to the roster.

The team announced a trade on Saturday, acquiring catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash. This is the second day in a row that the Mets have swung a trade with the Pirates. They swapped reliever Colin Holderman for slugger Daniel Vogelbach on Friday.

Perez, 29, is a native of Puerto Rico who’s been in the big leagues since 2018. Mostly serving as a part-time player, he has a .175 average in 193 games. Last season for Pittsburgh, his 70 games and 231 plate appearances were both career highs.

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