Updated Post – June 5 at 2:13 PM

The Mets have officially released veteran catcher Omar Narváez and right-handed reliever Jorge López. Both players were recently designated for assignment. 

The Mets also moved right-handed reliever Shintaro Fujinami to the 60-day injured list and purchased the contract of catcher Joe Hudson from Triple-A Syracuse. They optioned Hudson to Triple-A, essentially the move gets Hudson on the Mets 40-man roster for whenever they want to call him up. 

Original Post – May 31 at 11:28 AM

Just one day after the New York Mets designated Jorge López for assignment, the team made a number of notable roster moves on Friday. Here are today’s transactions from Queens that include a key pitcher briefly heading back to the minor leagues. 

  • Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Mets are sending Christian Scott and Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse. Scott is not expected to be there for long as his minor league stint coincides with an upcoming stretch during which the Mets will have extra days off thanks to their trip to London next weekend. The move is designed to keep Scott’s innings total in check. He is at 53 innings so far this season, and his career high is 87 2/3. Scott has posted a 3.90 ERA over his first five career starts in the big leagues. 
  • Per multiple reports, the Mets are calling up Jose Iglesias and Dedniel Núñez to take over Scott and Baty’s spots on the roster. Iglesias, an 11-year veteran, hit .273/.309/.442 with an 89 wRC+ for Syracuse this season and will provide much-needed middle infield depth for New York. 
  • Per SNY’s Andy Martino, the Mets have designated catcher Omar Narváez for assignment. In a corresponding move, the Mets made a trade with their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, acquiring catcher Luis Torrens and placing him on the active roster. Torrens, who has previously appeared in the majors with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs, slashed .279/.339/.468 in addition to recording 105 wRC+ with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. According to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman, the deal netted the Yankees $100,000 from the Mets and comes two weeks before Torrens had an out in his contract that would’ve allowed him to request his release from the organization had he not been placed on the MLB roster by June 15.