Omar Narváez may have a new team in 2024.
The New York Post reported on Thursday that the Mets have informed clubs that they are willing to trade the catcher and 2021 All-Star.
Narváez, 31, signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Mets on Dec. 15, 2022, that included a $7 million player option for 2024.
After slashing .211/.283/.297/.580 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 49 games in 2023, Narváez exercised his player option for the 2024 season on Nov. 3.
The Mets initially viewed the left-handed hitting Narváez as a viable platoon option with the right-handed hitting Tomás Nido for the 2023 season. But the struggles/injuries of Narváez, the emergence of Francisco Alvarez, and the struggles of Nido changed the dynamic of the Mets catching position in 2023.
Last month, the Mets claimed catcher Tyler Heineman off waivers and got Cooper Hummel as well. Hummel plays a variety of different positions, including 18 of his 43 big league games at catcher.
An eight-year major league veteran, Narvaez has a career slash line of .255/.339/.380/.719 with 53 home runs and 198 RBIs with the Chicago White Sox (2016-18), Seattle (2019), Milwaukee (2020-22) and the Mets (2023).
His 2021 All-Star appearance was with Milwaukee and David Stearns, when he slashed .266/.342/.402/.743 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs.
