Tomás Nido

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nido and the second or maternal family name is Vicéns.
Tomás Nido
Nido with the New York Mets in 2023
Detroit Tigers
Catcher
Born: (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 2017, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.210
Home runs17
Runs batted in86
Teams

Tomás Enrique Nido Vicéns (born April 12, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Mets.

Early life

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Nido was born to two sport lineages that have represented Puerto Rico internationally. His mother is multi-sport athlete Liana Vicens, who competed as a swimmer in the 1968 Summer Olympics (at the age of 11), while his father, Tomás Nido Sr., won a medal in tennis at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and played tennis at Louisiana State University. He is also the grandson of former member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team, Enrique Vicéns. The "Best Player in the World" of the 1959 FIBA World Championship Juan "Pachín" Vicéns is his great uncle. His uncles Michael Vicens and Miguel Nido were also professional athletes (in basketball and tennis respectively). Another, Carlos Nido, played tennis collegiately at Indiana University.[1]

Nido was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He grew up in Puerto Rico and played baseball at the Puerto Rico High School Baseball Academy. While in high school[2] he moved to Oviedo, Florida, to play his last two years of high school baseball in the continental United States and lived with the family of a teammate. When that teammate graduated, Nido's mother moved to Florida to live with him.[3]

Nido attended Orangewood Christian School in Maitland, Florida. He committed to attend Florida State University to play college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.[4]

Professional career

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New York Mets

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The New York Mets selected him in the eighth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. Rather than attend Florida State, Nido signed with the Mets, receiving a $250,000 signing bonus.[4] He made his professional debut with the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. Nido played 2013 and 2014 with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Low-A New York-Penn League and 2015 with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Single-A South Atlantic League.[5] In 2016, he played for the St. Lucie Mets of the High-A Florida State League, and won the league's batting title with a .320 average.[6] The Mets added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[7]

Nido batting for the Mets in 2022

In 2017, Nido began the season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Eastern League. He appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.[8]

The Mets promoted Nido to the major leagues on September 12, 2017.[9] He made his major league debut on September 13 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field and recorded his first hit the following day off of Félix Peña of the Cubs.[10] After the regular season, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.[11]

MLB.com ranked Nido as New York's 11th ranked prospect going into the 2018 season.[12] He began the 2018 season with Binghamton.[13] When Travis d'Arnaud tore his ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow on April 11, the Mets promoted Nido to the major leagues.[14] On May 25, 2019, in a game against the Detroit Tigers, Nido hit his first career walk-off home run, off of pitcher Buck Farmer.[15] In 2019, Nido slashed .191/.231/.316 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI in 50 games for the Mets.[16] Nido ended his 2020 season early due to a positive COVID-19 test and related complications that prevented him from returning.[17] His final batting line read .292/.346/.583 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI on the year.[18] In 2021 he batted .222/.261/.327.

Nido and the Mets agreed to a salary of $890,000 for the 2022 season, avoiding salary arbitration.[19] In 2022 he batted .239/.276/.324, and tied for the major league lead in sacrifice hits with 12.[20][21] On October 20, 2022, Nido was named one of three finalists for the National League Gold Glove Award for catchers.[22] Nido has earned a reputation throughout his career as being an excellent defensive catcher.[23]

Before the 2023 season, Nido and the Mets agreed to a two-year, $3.7 million contract.[24] In 22 games, he limped to a .125/.153/.125 batting line with no home runs and one RBI. An issue with his eyes, which had led to a stint on the Injured List in May, may have affected Nido's hitting.[25] The Mets designated Nido for assignment on June 5, 2023, after Omar Narváez was activated from the injured list.[26] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Syracuse Mets on June 9.[27]

On April 20, 2024, Nido had his contract selected to the major league roster after Francisco Álvarez was placed on the injured list.[28] In 32 games, he batted .229/.261/.361 with three home runs and eight RBI, while supplying solid defense behind the plate.[29] Nido was designated for assignment when Álvarez returned from the injured list on June 11.[30] On June 17, the Mets released Nido.[31]

Chicago Cubs

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On June 19, 2024, Nido signed a major league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[32] In 17 games for the Cubs, he hit .128/.143/.234 with one home run and four RBI. On July 31, it was announced that Nido would be out four–to–six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a right meniscus tear.[33] Nido was released by the Cubs on August 30.[34]

Detroit Tigers

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On September 18, 2024, Nido signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[35]

References

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  1. ^ Raymond Pérez (March 17, 2018). "De casta le viene al galgo". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mets call up Tomas Nido | 7 things to know about the top catching prospect". NJ.com. September 12, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Rubin, Adam (February 8, 2017). "Tomas Nido Breaks Through". Baseball America. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "FSL notes: Nido's unexpected success". MILB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Farm Report: Tomas Nido off to hot start with St. Lucie". April 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tomás Nido monta su show en las menores". September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Mets add shortstop Amed Rosario, four others to 40-man roster". Espn.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Mets minor league roundup: Amed Rosario, Tomas Nido named to Futures Game rosters". NJ.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Mets recall C Tomas Nido from Double-A Binghamton". Associated Press. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  10. ^ Roscher, Liz (September 15, 2017). "Mets' newest call-up experiences the highs and lows of baseball in one inning". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Miller, Doug (January 20, 2016). "Mets' Tomas Nido finding himself at the plate | New York Mets". Mlb.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Gimenez leads new Mets Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Burneal, Larry (April 11, 2018). "Tomas Nido called up to the New York Mets Archived September 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine". WBNG-TV. wbng.com. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "New York Mets place catcher Travis d'Arnaud on disabled list with UCL tear". Espn.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Mets walk off in 13th on 'day of the catcher'". MLB.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "State of the Mets: Tomás Nido hopes a change will help him survive in baseball".
  17. ^ "NL East Notes: Nationals, Doolittle, Mets, Nido, Betances". MLB Trade Rumors. September 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Athletic genes push Nido after COVID bout". MLB.com.
  19. ^ "Alonso, 12 other Mets reach deals avoiding arbitration". Associated Press News. March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Tomás Nido Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  21. ^ "Splits Leaderboards | FanGraphs". www.fangraphs.com.
  22. ^ @RawlingsSports (October 20, 2022). "2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists - Catcher - NL: Travis d'Arnaud, Tomás Nido, J.T. Realmuto #RawlingsGoldGloveAwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Britton, Tim. "Mets DFA veteran catcher Tomás Nido".
  24. ^ "Catcher Tomás Nido, Mets agree to $3.7M, 2 year contract". USA Today. Associated Press. January 19, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  25. ^ "Mets cut catcher Tomás Nido, reinstate Omar Narváez from 60-day IL". June 5, 2023.
  26. ^ "New York Mets designate struggling Tomas Nido for assignment". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Republished as: "Mets cut catcher Tomas Nido, reinstate Omar Narvaez from 60-day IL". Sportsnet. Associated Press. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  27. ^ "Mets' Tomas Nido clears waivers, heads to Triple-A Syracuse". Newsday. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  28. ^ "Mets' Tomas Nido: Joins big club". CBSSports.com. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  29. ^ "Mets opt for Torrens as backup, DFA Nido as Alvarez returns". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  30. ^ "Mets Designate Tomás Nido For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  31. ^ "Mets Release Tomas Nido". MLB Trade Rumors. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  32. ^ "Cubs DFA struggling Gomes, sign catcher Nido". ESPN.com. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  33. ^ "Cubs Reinstate, Option Caleb Kilian". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  34. ^ "Chicago Cubs add pitcher Shawn Armstrong to active roster". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  35. ^ "Tigers Sign Tomas Nido To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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